The following table describes the parts of the Backup schedule page.

 

 

Table AZ. Parts of the Backup Schedule Page

 

 

 

Item

Part

Description

 

 

 

 

Backup schedule

Describes the configured backup schedule details.

 

table

• Name: The type of backup schedule (Daily or Weekly). Daily includes all days of the week, Monday

 

 

 

 

through Sunday; Weekly (indicates a specific day of the week that the backup schedule is to occur. A

 

 

selection check box allows you to select or deselect a backup schedule to run as scheduled. A

 

 

deselected backup schedule does not run as scheduled.

•Backup start time: The date and time a backup schedule is defined to run.

•Backup time: The time period entered for the backup schedule.

•Filter: The channels selected for back up.

•Target device: The selected backup media device.

Backup schedule

Allows you to do the following:

buttons

• Add: Opens the Add Backup Schedule dialog box for configuring a backup schedule. For more

 

 

information about the Add Backup Schedule dialog box, refer to Adding a Backup Schedule on page 186.

 

• Edit: Allows you to edit the details of the selected backup schedule.

 

• Delete: Allows you to delete a selected backup schedule.

 

• Instant Backup: Opens the Backup Now dialog box, where you enter options to start a backup

 

schedule

 

 

Waiting backup

Displays backup schedules waiting to be executed.

information

• Backup time: The date and time a backup schedule is defined to run.

 

 

• Filter: The channels selected for back up.

 

• Target device: The selected backup media device.

 

• Enqueue time: The system’s estimated time for backup completion.

 

 

Waiting backup

Allows you to do the following:

information control

• Priority up: Allows you to move the selected backup schedule to a higher place in the list.

buttons

• Priority down: Allows you to move the selected backup schedule to a lower place in the list.

 

 

• Delete: Allows you to delete the selected backup schedule.

 

 

Running backup

Lists the backup schedules that are currently running.

information

 

ACCESSING THE BACKUP CONFIGURATION PAGE

For information on the Backup schedule page, refer to Data Backup Setup on page 184.

To access the Backup page:

1.On the DX8100 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.

2.In the Setup dialog box, click .

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