Chapter 10 Packages

10.12.1 Backup: Step 1

Use this screen to specify the job information and back up type.

Click Add Job in the Protect > Backup screen to open the following:

Figure 135 Protect > Backup: Step 1

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 76 Protect > Backup: Step 1

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Job Information

 

 

 

Job Name

Enter a name to identify the backup job.

 

 

Job Description

Enter a short description (up to 100 keyboard characters) for the backup job.

 

 

Backup Type

Choose the backup type that you want the NSA to implement for the backup job.

 

Archive - This is a backup of the source folder in an archive format. Once you backup your

 

files in the target folder, you cannot access the files individually unless you have the

 

extracting tool used by the NSA. If there are existing files in the target folder prior to the

 

NSA’s backup job, the files remain undisturbed. You can also choose between the following

 

types of archive:

 

• Full - The NSA does a fresh backup each time. This provides the most protection but

 

also requires the most storage space.

 

• Incremental - The NSA backs up new or modified files from the source folder since the

 

last backup. The first backup is a full backup. You can also do a full backup after several

 

incremental backups. Enter how many incremental backups the NSA runs before it

 

performs a full backup of the source folder. You must keep the latest full backup to be

 

able to restore the files later.

 

Synchronization - This does a backup of individual files. If you use this type, you cannot

 

use the Restore feature of the NSA. You can also choose between the following types of

 

synchronization:

 

• Mirror - The NSA deletes all data in the target folder before running the backup. It

 

makes the target folder identical to the source folder.

 

• Publish- The NSA does a backup of individual files to the target folder without

 

overwriting existing files in that folder. It makes a copy of the source files.

 

 

Next

Click this to go to the next step.

 

 

 

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