diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-databases.sh b/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-databases.sh
index b02381f22975f44ab3620b5cef19ed32913e3757..acb1231d3dec7d8bfdb3c00f9ac812a58b9dc713 100755
--- a/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-databases.sh
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-databases.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ function getProperty() {
   echo $properties | tr ";" "\n" | grep "$propName=" | sed "s/$propName=//"
 }
 
+function checkForBackup()
+{
+  local database=$1
+  if [ $CONSOLE ]; then
+    if [ "$(trim "$DATABASES_TO_BACKUP")" == "" ]; then
+      echo "TRUE"
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
+  echo $(contains "$DATABASES_TO_BACKUP" $database)
+  return
+}
+
 #
 # Backs up database specified by a string as returned 
 # in the function listDatabases.
@@ -42,8 +55,8 @@ function backupDatabase() {
 
   DB_PROPS=$1
   
-  database=$(getProperty $DB_PROPS "database")
-  if [ $(isEmptyOrContains "$DATABASES_TO_BACKUP" $database) == "FALSE" ]; then
+  local database=$(getProperty $DB_PROPS "database")
+  if [ $(checkForBackup $database) == "FALSE" ]; then
     return
   fi
   if [ $(databaseExist $database) == "TRUE" ]; then
@@ -73,6 +86,7 @@ if [ "$BACKUP_DIR" == "" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 DATABASES_TO_BACKUP="$2"
+CONSOLE=$3
 
 SERVERS=$BASE/../servers
 AS_SERVER=$SERVERS/openBIS-server/
diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-installation.sh b/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-installation.sh
index 4ed307f35d750bb7d69cba94c3c51bb07a7f3526..5aa5f9f1c7a7d29b6c340c5774b0fbff90904ee2 100755
--- a/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-installation.sh
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-installation.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if [ "$BACKUP_DIR" == "" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 DATABASES_TO_BACKUP="$2"
+CONSOLE=$3
 
 $BASE/alldown.sh
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ echo "Creating backup folder $BACKUP_DIR ..."
 mkdir -p $CONFIG
 $BASE/backup-config.sh $CONFIG
 
-$BASE/backup-databases.sh $BACKUP_DIR "$DATABASES_TO_BACKUP"
+$BASE/backup-databases.sh $BACKUP_DIR "$DATABASES_TO_BACKUP" $CONSOLE
 if [ $? -ne "0" ]; then
   echo "Creating database backups had failed. Aborting ..."
   exit 1
diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/bin/common-functions.sh b/installation/resource/installer/bin/common-functions.sh
index a5f952a7bc1b35b148270b1a5eba5c33bcdae060..756336c3cee12c6753a930b348baef64e8115bc4 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/bin/common-functions.sh
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/bin/common-functions.sh
@@ -14,19 +14,15 @@ trim()
 
 #
 # Checks whether the first argument, a comma-separated list of items contains the second argument
-# as an item. Returns TRUE if this is the case or the list is empty. Trailing and leading
+# as an item. Returns TRUE if this is the case. Trailing and leading
 # whitespace of list items are ignored. 
 #
 # This function should be used as follows:
 #
-# result=$(isEmptyOrContains " abc,  def , ghi " "abc")
+# result=$(contains " abc,  def , ghi " "abc")
 #
-isEmptyOrContains()
+contains()
 {
-  if [ "$(trim "$1")" == "" ]; then
-    echo "TRUE"
-    return
-  fi
   local list="$1"
   local item="$2"
   while true; do
diff --git a/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties b/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
index bd5cf280de607bfcddfe89e2477691a69ff45bd7..053f74ebc8bee5a62912932157cba02f87914e2c 100644
--- a/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
+++ b/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
@@ -42,4 +42,14 @@ KEY_PASSWORD = changeit
 #SCREENING = true
 
 # Standard technology ILLUMINA-NGS (ETH BSSE Setup) is disabled by default
-#ILLUMINA-NGS = true
\ No newline at end of file
+#ILLUMINA-NGS = true
+
+# Fast data set file browsing improves the performance of browsing of data sets with a large number of files. 
+# We recommend leaving it on for all instances, and especially screening instances.
+# Default value is true.
+#PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED = true
+
+#
+# Comma-separated list of databases to backup. If the list is empty or undefined all databases
+# will be backauped.
+#DATABASES_TO_BACKUP =
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installation/resource/tarball/run-console.sh b/installation/resource/tarball/run-console.sh
index de53b5299bb0adaffd215b56f060bdec1e7ed9cc..13665502284c46d77989d8052c13c39afea0db91 100755
--- a/installation/resource/tarball/run-console.sh
+++ b/installation/resource/tarball/run-console.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ if [ ${BASE#/} == ${BASE} ]; then
 fi
 
 ensureToolOnPath "java" 
-ensureToolOnPath "psql"
-ensureToolOnPath "pg_dump"
 
 install_path=$( grep -e "^INSTALL_PATH=.*$" $BASE/console.properties | sed "s/INSTALL_PATH=//" )
 if [ -z "$install_path" ]; then
@@ -65,4 +63,4 @@ else
   readAdminPassword
 fi
 
-java -Djava.util.logging.config.file=$BASE/jul.config -DADMIN_PASSWORD=$ADMIN_PASSWORD -Dmerge.props.to.installation.vars=true -jar $BASE/openBIS-installer.jar -options-auto $BASE/console.properties
+java -Djava.util.logging.config.file=$BASE/jul.config -DADMIN_PASSWORD=$ADMIN_PASSWORD -DCONSOLE=true -Dmerge.props.to.installation.vars=true -jar $BASE/openBIS-installer.jar -options-auto $BASE/console.properties
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteBackupAction.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteBackupAction.java
index 31f90f58a56a10f5123cd25c4850bb30d9c1d583..4ae5ce6dde01f15e026e97b7ea3055283e79f4a5 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteBackupAction.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteBackupAction.java
@@ -39,13 +39,25 @@ public class ExecuteBackupAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor implements Panel
         String script = getAdminScript(data, CREATE_BACKUP_SCRIPT);
         String backupFolder = data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.BACKUP_FOLDER_VARNAME);
         String dataBasesToBackup = data.getVariable(SetDatabasesToBackupAction.DATABASES_TO_BACKUP_VARNAME);
-        System.out.println("dbs:"+dataBasesToBackup+"<");
+        String console = data.getVariable("SYSTEM_CONSOLE");
         if (dataBasesToBackup == null)
         {
-            executeAdminScript(null, script, backupFolder);
+            if (console == null)
+            {
+                executeAdminScript(null, script, backupFolder);
+            } else
+            {
+                executeAdminScript(null, script, backupFolder, "", console);
+            }
         } else
         {
-            executeAdminScript(null, script, backupFolder, dataBasesToBackup);
+            if (console == null)
+            {
+                executeAdminScript(null, script, backupFolder, dataBasesToBackup);
+            } else
+            {
+                executeAdminScript(null, script, backupFolder, dataBasesToBackup, console);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java
index 3eea038137e2c2d62cae0136c4e3c1259d80a707..cf7c25e338a2f71112f28df6d3babc80b73afcfa 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor implements
     static final String PATHINFO_DB_FEEDING_TASK = "pathinfo-feeding";
     static final String MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY = "maintenance-plugins";
     static final String PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK = "path-info-deletion";
+    static final String PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY = "processing-plugins";
+    static final String PATHINFO_DB_CHECK = "path-info-db-consistency-check";
+    
+    private final String[] KEYS = {DATA_SOURCES_KEY, POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY, MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY, PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY};
+    private final String[] TERMS = {PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE, PATHINFO_DB_FEEDING_TASK, PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK, PATHINFO_DB_CHECK};
 
     /**
      * executed for first time installations.
@@ -78,9 +83,9 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor implements
         File installDir = GlobalInstallationContext.installDir;
         try
         {
-            enablePathinfoDB(
-                    "true".equals(data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED)),
-                    installDir);
+            String pathinfoDBEnabled =
+                    data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED);
+            enablePathinfoDB("false".equalsIgnoreCase(pathinfoDBEnabled) == false, installDir);
             installKeyStore(keyStoreFileName, installDir);
             injectPasswords(keyStorePassword, certificatePassword, installDir);
         } catch (Exception ex)
@@ -116,20 +121,16 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor implements
                 new File(installDir, Utils.DSS_PATH + Utils.SERVICE_PROPERTIES_PATH);
         if (enableFlag)
         {
-            Utils.addTermToPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, DATA_SOURCES_KEY,
-                    PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE);
-            Utils.addTermToPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY,
-                    PATHINFO_DB_FEEDING_TASK);
-            Utils.addTermToPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY,
-                    PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK);
+            for (int i = 0; i < KEYS.length; i++)
+            {
+                Utils.addTermToPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, KEYS[i], TERMS[i]);
+            }
         } else
         {
-            Utils.removeTermFromPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, DATA_SOURCES_KEY,
-                    PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE);
-            Utils.removeTermFromPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY,
-                    PATHINFO_DB_FEEDING_TASK);
-            Utils.removeTermFromPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY,
-                    PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK);
+            for (int i = 0; i < KEYS.length; i++)
+            {
+                Utils.removeTermFromPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, KEYS[i], TERMS[i]);
+            }
         }
     }