Network Discovery

10Choose whether or not you will back up scan files. (Scan files will take up a lot of space.)

11Click Submit.

Network Discovery will now back up its data to the FTP site once a day.

„You can check the backup log at any time by clicking Administration > Backup and restore > View backup log.

The list of backups is sorted by time and date.

Testing your external backup and restore

To make sure you have entered the correct information for your FTP server, you can test the link. You can also test the external backup to tape (if a tape drive is configured).

For tape backup/restore, Network Discovery checks:

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whether a tape drive can be found

whether a tape is in the drive

For FTP backup/restore, Network Discovery checks:

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the existence of the device specified

whether the username and password work for the device

the port specified for the device

read/write ability for the device

For appliance restore, Network Discovery checks:

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the connection to the second Peregrine appliance

that the second Peregrine appliance can provide data

that the data on the second Peregrine appliance is compatible with the active appliance

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