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Scheduling Persistent Images
NOTE: Before scheduling persistent images, prepare each of your volumes for persistent images. (See the Preparing Your Volumes for Persistent Images.)
When you click Disks and then ActiveArchive, the Scheduled Persistent Image page displays a list of all scheduled persistent images and associated tasks. Each scheduled persistent image is identified by the scheduled time, day, frequency, starting date, and target volume ID. Persistent images are identified by time and date, and are located in the ActiveArchive directory. The ActiveArchive directory is located in the root of each ActiveArchive volume. Only the Administrator can access the ActiveArchive directory. The files and folders in the persistent image directories have the same permissions as the files and folders on the original volume. Persistent image directories are used exactly the same as conventional system volumes. Unlike conventional volumes,
Displaying the List of Persistent Images
The Persistent Images page displays all current active persistent images. Each entry identifies the date and time the persistent image was created and the volume it preserves. Select an individual persistent image by clicking the radio button to the left of the description.
1On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Disks, then click ActiveArchive.
2Click Persistent Images.
Adding Persistent Images to the Schedule
To add a persistent image to the schedule, perform the following steps:
1On the NAS Manager primary menu, click Disks, then click ActiveArchive.
2Click Schedules.
3In the Tasks list on the Schedules page, click New...
4Use the dropdown menus to select the Starting time, the frequency at which to repeat the persistent image (Repeat every frequency), the Beginning day, the Volume(s), the Retention Weight, number of images (how long) to Save count, and the persistent image Name.
NOTE: To select multiple volumes, press and hold the <Ctrl> key and select all volumes that are to be included in the persistent image.
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