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Theneed foranaccurate,easy touseandsecurebackupand recoverysystem iswell recognized.ThesuccessandsurvivalofanyorganizationisdependentontheelectronicdatathatisprocessedwithinitsITenvironment.Thishostofvaluabledata,however,issubjecttolosslikeanyphysicalasset–moreoftenthannotdatafilesaredeletedbymistake,areupdatedwithwronginformationorgetcorruptedforavarietyofreasons.Inaddition,thephysicalhardwaredevicesthatcontainsuchdata,arethemselvessubjecttofailureordestructionindisasterssuchasfire,earthquakes,hurricanes,etc.Assuchlossofdataisnotcompletelypreventableandaspermanentlossofdataisdetrimentaltoemployeeproductivityandperhapseventothesurvivalofthewholecompany,anylostdatamustberecoverablewithinareasonableamountoftime.Whatisneededisabackupandrecoverysystemthatmaintainsduplicatecopiesofallcriticaldatathatcanthenbeusetoconvenientlyrecoverlostdata.

Kaseya’sBackupandDisasterRecovery(BUDR)provides theneededreal-time,automateddiskbackup,diskimaging,file-levelbackupandrestoreforWindowsserversandworkstations.Unlikeconventionalfile-basedback-upproducts,Kaseya’sBackupandDisasterRecoverycreatesan imageof theentiresystemstate,includingoperatingsystem,usersettings,applicationsanddata.Applicationsandserversarealwaysavailablesincethebackupprocessdoesnotrequiresystemdowntime.Onceabackupiscreated,OffsiteReplicationcanbeused toensure that the imageand folderbackupsare immediatelyandautomaticallytransferredandstoredsafelyawayfromthebusinesslocation.Thisprocessiscompletelyautomatedandeliminatestheneedforphysicallytakingthebackupmedia,suchasCDsortapes,toanoff-sitelocationforstorage.

InsummaryBUDRprovides:

Fully Automated Real-Time Backup

• Nouserinterventionrequiredforbackup

• Nosystemdowntimerequiredduringbackup

• Fullandincrementalimagingaresupported

• Folderandfilebackupsaresupported

• Backupscanbescheduledandtakenautomaticallyonarecurringbasis

Complete Disk Imaging

• Backupsareatthesectorlevel

• Backupscanbetakenfrommultiple-partitiondisks

• Fulland incremental imagessupportgranular restorationpointsand reduced filesize transfer foroffsitereplication

Fully Automated Offsite Replication

• Supportsscheduledbackuptimeperiods

• Occursautomaticallywithoutuserintervention

• Nodowntimerequired

• Notapesorothermediatotransport

• Supportssyntheticfullbackupsonoffsiteservers

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Fast and Easy Recovery

• Granulardateselectionforrecovery

• Remotelymountdrivevolumes

• Completesystemimagerestoration

• Draganddroprestorationoffoldersandfiles

• Bare-metalimagerestoration

• Shortdowntimeperiod

Flexible Configuration and Control

• Configureglobally,bygroup,OStype,etc.

• Granularbyserverorworkstation

• Scheduledandunattendedbackupandfilerestoration

• Remoteandautomateddeployment

• Noneedtophysicallyvisittheserverorworkstationorcustomersite

• Noadditionalhardwareorsoftwareisrequired

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10.1.1 Backup StatusTheBackup Statuspageprovidesadashboardviewof thebackupstatusofmachine IDs thathave thebackupclientinstalled.

Fig.10.1belowshowsthegenericviewoftheBackupStatuspage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

Thedashboardisorganizedintothefollowingpanes:

1. In Process Backups:Listsbackupsinprocessandthepercentagecomplete.

2. Backup Status at a Glance:Displayspiechartsshowingscheduled,succeeded,skipped,failedandcanceledbackups.Clickanysliceofthepiechartoranylabelofthepiecharttodisplayalistofindividualmachinesbelongingtothatslice.

3. Backup Status by Machine:Showsthestatusofbackupsscheduled,succeeded,skipped,failedorcanceledforeachmachine.Alsoshowswhenthelastsuccessfulbackupran,andifthebackupsarebeingreplicatedviaoffsitereplication.

4. Offsite Server Status:Displaysthetotalfiles,filesremainingtoupload,anddataremainingtoup-loadonoffsiteservers.Clickinganyofthehyperlinkedcountersdisplaysthefilesontheoffsite server.Ared/yellow/greenstatusiconindicatesthelowest statusamongalllocalserversconnectedtothatoffsiteserver.Soifasinglelocalserveramongseverallocalserversisinactive,theiconisred.Clickingthisiconopensapanel,whichdisplaysthestatusofalllocalserversassociatedwiththisoffsiteserver.

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5. Local Server Status:Displaysthetotalfiles,filesremainingtoupload,dataremainingtouploadonlocalservers.Clickinganyofthehyperlinkedcountersdisplaysthefilesonthelocalserver.Clickingthelocalserverred/yellow/greenstatusiconredirectstotheBackup >Local Servers page.

6. Show Status for Last <N> <Periods> and Refresh: SpecifythenumberofperiodstocollecttheresultsshownonthispageandthenclicktheRefreshbutton.

10.1.2 Schedule VolumesTheSchedule VolumespageschedulesthebackupofvolumesforselectedmachineIDs.Thelistofma-chineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmusthavebackupsoftwareinstalledonthemanagedmachineusingtheBackup > Install/Removepage.

Note: If a network connection is dropped, the system retries for up to 10 seconds before giving up.

Fig.10.2belowshowsthegenericviewoftheScheduleVolumespage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Schedule Full: ClickSchedule FulltoscheduleanewfullbackupofselectedmachineIDsusingthebackupoptionspreviouslyselected.BackupoptionssetusingthefourApplybuttonsareappliedtoselectedmachineIDswhenScheduleFullisclicked.

Note: Backups can consume significant network bandwidth. To prevent congesting the network during normal business hours, schedule backups to run at off hours.

2. Date/Time: Entertheyear,month,day,hour,andminutetoschedulethistask.

3. Cancel: ClickCancel toclearpendingbackupsforselectedmachineIDs,includingbackupoptionssetusingthefourApply buttons.

4. Backup Now: ClicktheBackup Now buttontostartafullbackupifnobackupsexist.Otherwise,clickingBackup Now createsanincrementalordifferentialbackup.

5. Backup Set Type: Selectthetypeofbackupsettoschedule:

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• Incremental: Capturesonlythefilesthathavechangedsincethepreviousfullorincrementalback-up. Restoringfromanincrementalbackuprequiresallpreviousincrementalimagefilesplustheoriginalfullbackup.Donotremovefilesfromthefullbackupsetdirectory.

• Last Differential: Capturesallchangestothetargetsystemsincethelastfullbackup. Tosavediskspace,onlythelatestdifferentialbackupissavedwitheachfullbackupset.SelectLast Differential tominimizebackupstoragerequirements.

• All Differentials: Capturesallchangestothetargetsystemsincethelastfullbackup. Savesalldif-ferentialbackupsinadditiontothelastdifferentialbackup.

• ClickApply toapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

6. Every <N> Periods: Incremental and differential backups are always performed as a recurringtask.Enterthenumberoftimestorunthistaskeachtimeperiod.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDs.Enter0todisabletheschedulingofincrementalordifferentialbackups.

7. Full Every <N> Periods:Fullbackupsarealwaysperformedasarecurringtask.Enterthenumberoftimestorunthistaskeachtimeperiod.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDs.

8. Save last <N> backup sets:Specifythenumberoffullbackupsetstokeep.Abackupsetisafullbackupplusallincrementalbackupsordifferentialbackupsreferencingthatfullbackup.Startinganewfullbackupcreatesanewfullbackupset.So,entering3heremaintainsthecurrentfullbackup,plusthelasttwofullbackupsets.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

9. Synthetic Full:Ifchecked,createsanewfullbackupbyconsolidatingexistingincrementalordif-ferentialbackupswiththepreviousbasefullbackupimage.

10. Verify Backup:Ifchecked,verifieseachbackupimageimmediatelyaftereachfull,incremental,ordifferentialbackupcompletes.Verifytakesthesameamountoftimeastheoriginalbackuptocomplete.Onlyverifyinsituationswhereyouquestiontheintegrityofthenetworkconnectiontothebackupfilelocation.Youdonotgenerallyneed touse thisoption.Use theVerify Images function tospotcheckbackupfilesatanytime.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

11. Delete before running backup:Ifchecked,thesystemdeletesanybackupsetsnotbeingsavedusingSave last <N> backup setsbeforecreatinganewbackupset.Ifblank,backupsetsscheduledfordeletionaredeletedonlyafterthenewbackupsetissuccessfullycreated.

12. Enable VSS Support: EnablesVolumeShadowService (VSS) on 2003 servers. VSS ensurescompletionofalltransactionsbeforethebackupprocessstarts.Click ApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

13. Machine.Group ID: ThelistofMachine.GroupIDsdisplayedisbasedontheMachineID/GroupIDfilterandthemachinegroupstheuserisauthorizedtoview.

14. Sets: Thenumberofbackupsetsmaintainedatanyonetime.

• Inc / Diff: Thetypeofbackupsetmaintained:

• Incremental

• Differential

• Alldifferential

• Syntheticfull

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15. Delete Before Backup: Ifchecked,thesystemdeletesanybackupssetsnotbeingsavedbeforecreatinganewbackupset.

• Last Backup: Thelasttimeabackupwasperformed.

16. Skip if Machine Offline: Ifacheckmarkdisplaysandthemachineisoffline,skipandrunthenextscheduledperiodandtime.Ifnocheckmarkdisplays,performthistaskassoonasthemachineconnectsafterthescheduledtime.

• Next Backup: Thenextscheduledbackup.Overduedate/timestampsdisplayasredtextwithyel-lowhighlight.

17. Period (full): Thescheduledintervalbetweenfullbackups.

• Period (inc): Thescheduledintervalbetweenincrementalordifferentialbackups.

18. Verify VSS: Ifchecked,VolumeShadowService(VSS) isenabledwhenperformingabackup.

10.1.3 Pre/Post ProcedureUsePre/Post ProcedurepagetorunagentprocedureseitherbeforeaScheduleVolumesbackupstartsorafteritcompletes.Usethispagetosuspendservicesthatmaylockfilesandpreventvolumebackupfromcompleting.Youmayalsowishtoforceasystemservice,suchasExchangeoradatabase,towriteallitsdatatodiskpriortosystembackup.Typicallythiscanbedonewithoutrequiringtheserviceinquestiontobedownduringbackup.Allcriticalservicescanbeleftfullyoperationalatalltimes.Forexample,tobackupanExchangeServer,asnapshotofthedatabaseisneededpriortothebackupstart.AprocedurewillquicklystartandstopExchangetotakethesnapshotofthedatabasepriortothestartofthebackup.

To Run a Pre/Post Procedure

1. SelectmachineIDs.

2. Clicktheselect script linktoselectanagentproceduretorunbeforeaScheduleVolumesbackupstartsorafteritcompletes.

3. Ifrunninganagentprocedureafterabackupcompletes,specifywhethertheagentprocedureshouldrunafterabackupcompleteswithanystatus,withsuccessorwithfailure.

4. ClickSet.

Fig.10.3belowshowsthegenericviewofthePre/Postprocedurepage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

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1. Set:ClickSettoruntheselectedagentproceduresbeforeaScheduleVolumesbackupstartsorafteritcompletes.

2. Run <select script> before backup starts:Ifchecked,runstheselectedagentprocedurebeforeaScheduleVolumesbackupstarts.

3. Run <select script> after backup completes:Ifchecked,runstheselectedagentprocedureafteraScheduleVolumesbackupcompletes.Foragentproceduresrunaftercompletion,specifywhethertheagentproceduresshouldrunwithanystatus,withsuccessorwithfailure.

4. Machine.Group ID:ThelistofMachine.GroupIDsdisplayedisbasedontheMachineID/GroupIDfilterandthemachinegroupstheuserisauthorizedtoview.

5. Pre Script / Post Script:ThiscolumnliststheagentproceduressettorunbeforeaScheduleVol-umesbackupstartsorafteritcompletes.

10.1.4 Schedule FolderTheSchedule FolderspageschedulesthebackupoffoldersforselectedmachineIDs.ThefoldersbackeduparespecifiedusingBackup > Folder Backup.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmusthavebackupsoftwareinstalledonthemanagedmachineusingtheBackup > Install/Removepage.

Note: If a network connection is dropped, the system retries for up to 10 seconds before giving up.

Sector Level Backups Folderbackupsperformsectorlevelbackupsofselectedfolders.Sectorlevelcopyingallowsthesystemtobackuplockedandin-usefilessoyoucansafelybackupatanytimeoftheday.

Fig.10.4belowshowsthegenericviewoftheSchedulefolderpage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Schedule Full: ClickSchedule FulltoscheduleanewfullbackupofselectedmachineIDsusingthebackupoptionspreviouslyselected.BackupoptionssetusingthefourApplybuttonsareappliedtoselectedmachineIDswhenScheduleFullisclicked.

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3. Cancel: ClickCancel toclearpendingbackupsforselectedmachineIDs,includingbackupoptionssetusingthefourApply buttons.

4. Backup Now: ClicktheBackup Now buttontostartafullbackupifnobackupsexist.Otherwise,clickingBackup Now createsanincrementalordifferentialbackup.

5. Backup Set Type: Selectthetypeofbackupsettoschedule:

• Incremental: Capturesonlythefilesthathavechangedsincethepreviousfullorincrementalback-up. Restoringfromanincrementalbackuprequiresallpreviousincrementalimagefilesplustheoriginalfullbackup.Donotremovefilesfromthefullbackupsetdirectory.

• Last Differential: Capturesallchangestothetargetsystemsincethelastfullbackup. Tosavediskspace,onlythelatestdifferentialbackupissavedwitheachfullbackupset.SelectLast Differential tominimizebackupstoragerequirements.

• All Differentials: Capturesallchangestothetargetsystemsincethelastfullbackup. Savesalldif-ferentialbackupsinadditiontothelastdifferentialbackup.

• ClickApply toapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

6. Every <N> Periods: Incremental and differential backups are always performed as a recurringtask.Enterthenumberoftimestorunthistaskeachtimeperiod.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDs.Enter0todisabletheschedulingofincrementalordifferentialbackups.

7. Full Every <N> Periods:Fullbackupsarealwaysperformedasarecurringtask.Enterthenumberoftimestorunthistaskeachtimeperiod.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDs.

8. Save last <N> backup sets:Specifythenumberoffullbackupsetstokeep.Abackupsetisafullbackupplusallincrementalbackupsordifferentialbackupsreferencingthatfullbackup.Startinganewfullbackupcreatesanewfullbackupset.So,entering3heremaintainsthecurrentfullbackup,plusthelasttwofullbackupsets.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

9. Synthetic Full:Ifchecked,createsanewfullbackupbyconsolidatingexistingincrementalordif-ferentialbackupswiththepreviousbasefullbackupimage.

10. Verify Backup:Ifchecked,verifieseachbackupimageimmediatelyaftereachfull,incremental,ordifferentialbackupcompletes.Verifytakesthesameamountoftimeastheoriginalbackuptocomplete.Onlyverifyinsituationswhereyouquestiontheintegrityofthenetworkconnectiontothebackupfilelocation.Youdonotgenerallyneedtousethisoption.UsetheVerify Imagesfunction tospotcheckbackupfilesatanytime.ClickApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

11. Delete before running backup:Ifchecked,thesystemdeletesanybackupsetsnotbeingsavedusingSave last <N> backup setsbeforecreatinganewbackupset.Ifblank,backupsetsscheduledfordeletionaredeletedonlyafterthenewbackupsetissuccessfullycreated.

12. Enable VSS Support: EnablesVolumeShadowService (VSS) on 2003 servers. VSSensurescompletionofalltransactionsbeforethebackupprocessstarts.Click ApplytoapplythesesettingstoselectedmachineIDswithoutchangingthebackupschedule.

13. Machine.Group ID: ThelistofMachine.GroupIDsdisplayedisbasedontheMachineID/GroupID

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filterandthemachinegroupstheuserisauthorizedtoview.

14. Sets: Thenumberofbackupsetsmaintainedatanyonetime.

• Inc / Diff: Thetypeofbackupsetmaintained:

• Incremental

• Differential

• Alldifferential

• Syntheticfull

15. Delete Before Backup: Ifchecked,thesystemdeletesanybackupssetsnotbeingsavedbeforecreatinganewbackupset.

• Last Backup: Thelasttimeabackupwasperformed.

16. Skip if Machine Offline: Ifacheckmarkdisplaysandthemachineisoffline,skipandrunthenextscheduledperiodandtime.Ifnocheckmarkdisplays,performthistaskassoonasthemachineconnectsafterthescheduledtime.

• Next Backup: Thenextscheduledbackup.Overduedate/timestampsdisplayasredtextwithyel-lowhighlight.

17. Period (full): Thescheduledintervalbetweenfullbackups.

• Period (inc): Thescheduledintervalbetweenincrementalordifferentialbackups.

18. Verify VSS: Ifchecked,Volume Shadow Service (VSS) isenabledwhenperformingabackup.

10.1.5 Backup SetsTheBackup Setspagedisplaysalistofthecurrentbackupsetsyouhavestored,forbothvolumesandfolders.Ifyouspecified5backupsetsusingeitherScheduleVolumesorScheduleFolders.Thispagedisplays5backupsets.Thispagealsodisplaysallbackupsthathavefailedwhiletryingtostoreuptothespecifiednumberofbackupsets.Youcanalso:

• Clearallbackupsetsforavolumeorafolder

• Cancelabackupinprogress.

• ClickthebackuplinktodisplaythelogdetailsofabackupinXMLformat.

Youneverhavetolookatthislogfileunlessbackupreportsstrangeorunexplainedfailures.Inthosecases,thelogmayprovidemoreinsightintothecauseofthebackupfailuresuchasidentifyingcorruptfilesordisksectors.

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Fig.10.5belowshowsthegenericviewoftheBackupSetspage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. End Time:Thetimethebackupsetwascompleted.

2. Type:Backup:full,differential,orincremental.

3. Duration:Timerequiredtoperformthebackup.

4. Size:Sizeofthebackup.

5. Result:Whetherthebackupsucceededorfailed.Iffailed,anerrormessagealsodisplays.

6. Clear:ClicktheClearbuttontomanuallyremoveallvolumebackupsetsorfolderbackupsets.Thismightbenecessarytoremovea“stuck”backupsetortofreeupdiskspace.

10.1.6 Backup LogsTheBackup Logspagedisplaysa listofallbackupsyouhaveperformed, forbothvolumesandfolders,localandoffsite,uptothenumberofdaysspecifiedforbackuplogsusingBackup > Max Log Age.Clickamachine ID to displaya log containing thedate, type, duration, result anddescriptionof eachbackupoperationperformed.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmusthavebackupsoftwareinstalledonthemanagedmachineusingtheBackup > Install/Removepage.OffsiteServersthathavesyntheticfullcomponentsinstalledalsodisplayonthispage.

Fig.10.6belowshowsthegenericviewoftheBackupLogspage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedonthenextpage.

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1. Type: Thiscolumndisplaysthetypeofbackupthatwasperformed.

2. Date: Displaysthetimeanddatethebackupwasperformed.

3. Duration: Displaysthedurationoftimetakentoperformthebackup.

4. Size:Displaysthesizeofthebackupperformed.

5. Result:Displaystheresultofthebackupthatwasperformed.

Note:Ashortdescriptionisprovidedbeloweveryrecordinthebackuplogstable.

10.2.1 Explore VolumesTheExplore Volumespagemountsavolumebackupasanewreadonlydriveletteronthesamemachineor on a differentmachine.The backup volume can be browsed, just like any other drive,withWindowsExplorer.Individualfilesorfolderscanbecopiedfrommountedbackupvolumestoanyotherfolderonyourlocalmachineyouhavewriteaccessto.MountedvolumebackupsremainavailableforbrowsingunlessthecomputerisrebootedorthedriveisunmountedbyclickingtheUnplug Allbutton.

Note:AuserwithaccessrightstotheImageLocationmustbeloggedinatthetimethebackupismounted.

ClickamachineIDtoselectavolumebackuptomount.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmusthavebackupsoftwareinstalledonthemanagedmachineusingtheBackup > Install/Removepage.

Fig. 10.6: Backup Logs

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Fig.10.7belowshowsthegenericviewoftheExploreVolumespage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Mount to machine ID:SelectMounttomachineIDtomountthebackupimagetothesamema-chineIDthatthebackupimagewasmadeon.

2. Mount to select machine ID:SelectMounttoselectmachineIDtomountthebackupimagetoadifferentmachineIDthanthebackupimagewasmadeon.

3. Mount:Toexploreafullorincremental/differentialbackup,clicktheradiobuttonnexttothedatelisted.Thecompleteimage,asofthatdate,getsmountedonthemanagedmachineasanewdrivelet-ter.ClicktheMountbuttontogenerateaproceduretomountthebackupimage.Thescreenautomati-callyrefreshesevery5secondsandreportsstatusofthemountuntilthemountprocedurecompletesexecution.

4. Unplug All:ClickUnplug Alltoremoveanymountedvolumebackups.

10.2.2 Explore FoldersTheExplore Folders pagerestoresfolderbackupstoaspecifieddirectoryonatargetmachine,maintainingthesamestructuretheyhadinthebackup.UnlikeExploreVolumes,thispagecannotmountthedataasanewdriveletter.Manuallydeleterestoredbackupfolderstoremovethem.

Note:AuserwithaccessrightstotheBackup > Image Locationmustbeloggedinatthetimethebackupismounted.

Fig.10.8belowshowsthegenericviewoftheExploreFolderspage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedonthenextpage.

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1. Restore to <machine ID>:Ifselected,thefolderbackupisrestoredtothesamemachineIDthefolderbackupwasmadeon.

2. Restore to <select machine ID>: Ifselected,thefolderbackupisrestoredtoadifferentmachineIDthefolderbackupwasmadeon.

3. Restore: ClickRestore torestoreaselectedfolderbackuptoaselectedmachineID.

4. Create new folder in: Enterthepathonthetargetmachinewherethefolderbackupwillberestored.

5. (Folder Backup): Clicktheradiobuttonnexttothedateofafolderbackuptoselectit.

10.2.3 Verify ImagesTheVerify Imagespageperformsaonetimeverificationofanyselectedvolumeorfolderbackup.Verificationspotchecksthatbackupsarecompletedandcanbeusedtorestorefromsuccessfully.Verificationdoesnotinvolvecomparingthebackuptotheoriginalsourcefiles,soanyothermachinewithanagentcanbeusedtoperformtheverificationofthebackupfilesolongasthemachinehasreadaccesstotheimagelocation.SuccessfulbackupsmayfailtoverifyifthebackupimagefilewasnotcopiedsuccessfullytotheBackup > Image Locationpath.Thisproblemtypicallyonlyoccursinsloworunreliablenetworks.Onslownetworks,consider selecting the Verify Backup option inBackup > Schedule Volumes andBackup > Schedule Folderstoverifythebackupeverytime.

Fig.10.9belowshowsthegenericviewoftheVerifyImagespage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

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1. Verify from <machine ID>:SelectVerify from machine IDtoverifythebackuponthesamema-chineIDthatthebackupimagewasmadeon.

2. Verify from <select machine ID>:SelectVerify from select machine IDtoverifythebackuponadifferentmachineIDthanthebackupimagewasmadeon.

3. Verify Volume:Toverifya fullor incremental/differentialvolumebackup,select the radiobuttonnexttothedatelistedandclicktheVerify Volumesbutton.Anadditionalidentifier,suchas/harddisk:1,indicatestheimagetypeanddisknumber.

4. Verify Folder:Toverifyafullorincremental/differentialfolderbackup,clicktheradiobuttonnexttothedatelistedandclicktheVerify Foldersbutton.

10.2.4 Image to VMTheImage to VM pageconvertsanexistingvolumebackupimagetooneofthreetypesofvirtualmachinefileformats:VirtualPC,VMwareandESX.Thisenablesyoutoinstallabackuptoavirtualmachineenvironment.Anyothermachinewithanagentcanbeusedtoperformtheconversionofthebackupfilesolongasthemachinehasreadaccesstotheimagelocation.SuccessfulandfailedImagetoVMconversionlogentriesarelistedinBackupLogs.

Fig.10.10belowshowsthegenericviewoftheImagetoVMpage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Convert from <machine ID>:SelectConvert from machine ID toconvert thebackupusing thesamemachineIDthatthebackupimagewasmadeon.

2. Convert from <select machine ID>:SelectConvert from select machine IDtoconvertthebackupusingadifferentmachineID.

3. Destination Virtual Hard drive Image Type:Selectoneofthefollowingvirtualharddriveimagetypes:

• Virtual PC:Microsoft’sbrandofvirtualmachinemanager.VirtualPCisinstalledontopofaWindowsOS.

• VMware:CreatesaVMwareimagetypefilecompatiblewithaWindows-basedVMwareproductsuchasVMwareServerorVMwareWorkstation.VMwareServerininstalledontopofaWindowsOSand

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dependsonWindowstomanagehardwarepartitioningandaccess.

• ESX:ESXisVMware’sversionofavirtualmachinehypervisor.AhypervisorisathinOSthatisin-stalledonthehardwaredirectly,bypassingtheuseofageneral-purposeserverOS,suchasMicrosoftServer.

4. Converted image will be written to Volume Path:IdentifiesthepathwheretheconvertedVMim-agewillbewritten.

5. Destination File Name:EnterauniquefilenameforVMimagefileyouareabouttocreate.

6. Convert Image:Selectoneoftheexistingvolumebackupstoconvert,thenclickConvert Imagetobegintheconversion.Anadditionalidentifier,suchas/harddisk:1,indicatestheimagetypeanddisknumber.

10.2.5 Auto RecoveryTheAuto Recoverypagerestoresanyvolumebackupimagetothesamemachinethebackupwascreatedon.AutoRecoveryrequires:

• Thetargetmachine’sagentcanstillcommunicatewiththeKServer.

• SecureZonetobeinstalledonthetargetmachineID.

AutoRecoveryletsyouselectanyvolumebackupimage(full, incremental,ordifferential)fortheselectedmachineIDtorestorewithoutanyuserinteractionatall.Therestoremaybescheduledtorunatanytimeofdayoronarecurringschedule.Setarecurringscheduletoautorestoreamachineinapublicareasubjecttoabusebyrandomusers.

TheserverandagentconfigurethehiddenSecureZonepartitiontoautomaticallyrestoretheselectedbackupimagefromtheImageLocationpath.Onceconfigurationcompletes,theagentrebootsthemachinewithoutwarning.Themachinebootsintothesecurezonepartitionandautomaticallyrestorestheselectedbackupimage.

Dynamic Disk Restores Dynamicstorageinvolvesdividingaphysicaldisk intomultiplevolumesorcombiningaphysicaldiskwithotherphysicaldiskstoformvolumesthataregreater insizethananyonephysicaldisk.Atraditionaldiskvolumeiscalleda“basic”diskvolume.BUDRsupportsthefollowingbasicanddynamicbackupandrestorecombinations:

• Backupbasicdisks

• Backupdynamicdisks

• Restorebasicvolumestobasicdisks

• Restorebasicvolumestodynamicdisks

• Restoredynamicvolumestobasicdisks

• Restoredynamicvolumestodynamicdisks

Restore Failure Restorescanfailforthefollowingreasons:

• The Image Location points to a local drive letter-WhenWindowsboots,drivelettersareauto-maticallyassignedtoharddrivesstartingwithC:.Withthediskmanager,youcanreassignthesetoanyotherunuseddriveletter.Forexample,youmaydecidetoturnyourD:driveintoG:andsettheImageLocationpathtoG:\backups.TherecoverybootprocesswillnotknowaboutthedrivelettermappingandwillassignD:totheharddisk.TherestorewillthenfailtryingtoaccessG:\backups.Youcanre-

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solvethisproblembysettingyourimagelocationtoD:\backupspriortoselectingtherestoreoptions.RestorewillthensuccessfullyaccessD:\backups.

• Image stored on a USB drive-Similartotheissueabove,whentherecoverybootprocessassignsdrive letters, itmayassigntheUSBdriveadifferentdrive letter thanWindowsassignedit.YoucanresolvethisproblembysettingyourImageLocationtothenewdriveletterpriortoselectingtherestoreoptions.RestorewillthensuccessfullyaccesstheUSBdrive.

• Image stored on a network drive - If the remotedrive,or themachinehosting thedrive, isnotturnedon,oriftheusernameandpasswordhavechanged,thentherecoverybootprocesswillnotbeabletoaccessthenetworkdrive.

• Operation completed with errors-IfyouseeOperationCompletedwitherrors,theprocesshasbeenunabletocreatealogfileintheImageLocationdirectory,eventhoughthetransfermaystillbego-ing.Rebootingatthistimewillcausethemachinetonotbebootable,sinceitisinthemiddleofrestore.Ifyouwaitfortherestoretofinish,thentherestoreshouldbesuccessful.

Fig.10.11belowshowsthegenericviewoftheAutoRecoverypage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Schedule:ClickScheduletoschedulerestoreofvolumebackupimagestoselectedmachineIDsusingtherestoreparameterspreviouslyselected.Remember,therestorerebootsthemachineandre-storesanimagewithoutwarningtheuserfirst.

2. Date/Time:Entertheyear,month,day,hour,andminutetoschedulethistask.

3. Cancel:ClickCanceltoclearascheduledrestoreofselectedmachineIDs.

4. Restore Now:ClickRestore NowtorestorevolumebackupimagestoselectedmachineIDsim-mediately.

5. Run recurring every <N> <period>:Checkthisboxtomakethistaskarecurringtask.Enterthenumberoftimestorunthistaskeachtimeperiod.

6. Stagger by:Youcandistribute the loadonyournetworkbystaggering this task. If youset thisparameter to5minutes, thenthetaskoneachmachineID isstaggeredby5minutes.Forexample,machine1runsat10:00,machine2runsat10:05,machine3runsat10:10.

Fig. 10.11: Auto Recovery

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7. Skip if Machine Offline:Checktoperformthistaskonlyatthescheduledtime,withina15minutewindow.Ifthemachineisoffline,skipandrunthenextscheduledperiodandtime.Unchecktoperformthistaskassoonasthemachineconnectsafterthescheduledtime.


9. Last Restore:ThelasttimeanimagewasrestoredtothismachineID.

10. Next Restore: Indicates thenext timean image isscheduledtoberestored.Overduedate/timestampsdisplayasredtextwithyellowhighlight.

11. Interval:Theintervalforthescheduledtasktorecur.

10.2.6 CD RecoveryTheCD Recoverypagerestoresvolumebackupimagestothesamemachineorsametypeofmachinethatthebackupwascreatedon.CDRecoveryrequiresthetargetmachinebebootedfromaCD.

UseCDRecovery torestorebackup images if thetargetmachine’sagentcannotcurrentlycommunicatewiththeKServer.ThetargetmachinemustbephysicallyconnectedtoanetworkthatprovidesaccesstotheKServer.OncethetargetmachinebootsupfromtheCD,nofurtheruserinteractionisrequired.Thenetworkcardisconfiguredautomatically.TheKServerautomaticallydownloadsandrestoresabackupimagetothetargetmachine.

Procedure

1. Create an ISO file-IfanISOimagefilerecorddoesn’talreadyexistinthepagingarea,createanewISOimagefilebyclickingtheCreateNewISObutton.ThesameISOfileiscreatedeachtimethisbuttonisclicked,butwithadifferentfilename.ItistheISOfilenameontherecoveryCDthattellstheKServerwhichmachineIDandbackupimagetorestorefrom.

2. Select a Machine ID-AssociateamachineIDwiththeISOfile.ThemachineIDmustspecifyanImageLocationthatcontainsthebackupimageyouwanttorestore.

3. Select a Backup Image -AssociateabackupimagetimestampwiththeISOfilenameandmachineID.

4. Download the ISO image-DownloadthecreatedISOfiletoaworkstationthatcanwritetheISOfiletoaCD.

5. Create the Recovery CD-UseaCDrecordingapplicationtowritetheISOfileasanimagetoaCD.DonotsimplycopytheISOfiletotheCDasadatafile.

6. Boot the target machine using the recovery CD-Thetargetmachinemustbephysicallycon-nectedtoanetworkthatprovidesaccesstotheKServer.

Fig.10.12belowshowsthegenericviewoftheCDRecoverypage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedonthenextpage.

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1. Create New ISO:ClickCreateNewISOtocreateanewISOimagefile,ifonedoesnotalreadyexistthatyoucanuse.CreatinganewISOimagefilecreatesanewrecordinthepagingarea.

2. Title:Adescriptivetitleofthebackupimagebeingrestored.

3. Machine ID:SelectamachineID.ThemachineIDmustspecifyanImageLocationthatcontainsthebackupimageyouwanttorestore.

4. Backup Date:Selectthebackupimage,bydate,torestorefrom.

10.2.7 Universal Restore

TheUniversal Restorepageenablesyoutorestorethebackupimageofasystem.Therestorecanbetoadifferenthardwareplatformortoavirtualmachine.UniversalRestorerequiressomeoneatthemachinetobootfromtheCDandnavigatethroughtherecoverywizardtorestorethebackupimage.Manualrecoveryrequiresauserwithknowledgeof theImageLocationpathandtheImagePasswordtorestoreabackupimage.Adamagedbootvolumemaypreventasystemfromevenbooting.Torestoreimagestothesystempartition,youneedtobootthesystemfromadifferentpartition.ThisrecoveryCDprovidesthatimage.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstocreatetherecoveryCDandrestoreavolume.

ISO Image File BuildsArecoverybootCDiscreatedusinganISOimagefilethatyoudownloadandburntoaCD.IfyoudiscovertherecoverybootCDyouareusingfailstorestoreaparticularbackupimagefile,trycreatinganewrecoverybootCDusingadifferentbuildversionoftheISOimagefile.YoucandisplaythelistofISOimagefileversionssupportedbyKaseyabyclickingthehyperlinkinthesentenceIfthereareanyproblemswiththeRecoveryBootCD,youmaydownloadadditionalbuildshere.

Fig.10.13belowshowsthegenericviewoftheUniversalrestorepage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedonthenextpage.

Fig. 10.12: CD Recovery

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1. ISO Image file: TheimagefilethatisneededtocreatetheRecoveryBootCDcanbedownloadedfromthislink.

2. Image Location: Thebackupimagedirectoryforeachmachinecanbefoundbyclickingonthislink.

3. Image Password: Everytimeanimageiscreatedforamachineapasswordiscreated.Thepass-wordforaparticularmachinecanbefoundbyclickingonthislink.

Restore a System VolumeTorestoreasystemvolume,thefollowingstepsneedtobeperformed.

1. LoadtheRecoveryBootCDinthemachinetoberestoredandrestartthecomputer.

Note:CreatetheRecoveryBootCDbyrecordingtheCDfromanimagefile.DonotjustcopytheisofiletoaCD.UsethespecialfunctioninyourCDrecordingapplicationtocreateacdfromanimage.DownloadtheISOimagefilehere.

2. WhentheAcronisRescueMediascreenisdisplayed,selectAcronisTrueImageEnterpriseServerwithAcronisUniversalRestore(Fullversion).

3. Afterthesystemloadstherecoveryprogram,clicktheRecoverylinkfromthelistoftasks.

4. Therecoverywizardstarts.ClickNextandnavigatetothedirectorycontainingthebackupimageyouwishtorestore.ThebackupimagedirectoryforeachmachinecanbefoundatBackup > Image Location. If themachinestoringyourbackup imagedoesnotappearonthe list, type it intotheFilename:boxas\\computername\imagelocation\.Youmaybepromptedtoauthenticatetothatmachineinordertobrowseit.

5. Selectthebackupimagefromthelefthandnavigationpanel.TheimagenameisalwaysintheformagentGuid\VolBackup\fulldate\volBackupX.tibwhereXisanumber.Selectanyofthenumberedimagefiles.Theyallarepartofthesamebackupforthenamedmachine.ThenclickNext.

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6. Enterthepasswordfortheselectedmachine.ThenclickNext.ThepasswordforeachmachineislistedinBackup > Image Password.

7. Selecttheimagedateyouwishtorestorefromthelist.ThenclickNext.

1. Whenasked,specifyvolumeorfolderrestoreandclickNext.

2. Checkthediskorindividualpartitionfrom the backup imageyouwishtorestoreandclickNext.

3. Specifythetargetdiskorindividualpartitionto restoreandclickNext.

4. Answerany remainingquestionspresentedby thewizarduntil youcome to theAcronisUniversalRestorescreen.Ifyouarerestoringtothesamehardware,selectDo not use Acronis Universal Restore.Ifyouarerestoringtodissimilarhardwareortoavirtualmachine,selectUse Acronis Universal Restore.

5. If you want to validate the backup image prior to restoration, select the option toValidatebackuparchivebeforerestoration.

6. Review the options and if they are correct, click Proceed to begin the restoration.

Aftertherestorecompletes:

• RemovetheRecoveryBootCD

• SelectExitfromtheOperationsmenu.

• Themachinewillautomaticallyrestart.

10.3.1 Offsite ServersTheOffsite ServerspagesafelyandsecurelytransfersbackupimagesfromaLANtoaremotelocation.Offsitereplicationtransfersallchangestofilesandsub-directoriesintheLocalServerdirectorytoaspecifiedoffsite server directory. File transfers are scheduled usingScheduleTransfer. ImageLocation directoriesshouldbedefinedassubdirectoriesofaLocalServerdirectorytobeincludedinthesetransfers.

Offsite Server ConfigurationAnymachineIDmayactasanoffsiteserver.Youmayalsohaveasmanyoffsiteserversasyoulike.Offsiteserverconfigurationexamplesinclude:

• One global offsite server-AlocalserverateachmanagedLANpushesdatatotheglobaloffsiteserver.

• Multiple offsite servers-Severallocalserversareassignedtoeachoffsiteserver.Multipleoffsiteserversareusedtobalancetheload.

• Cross offsite servers-Supportsoffsitereplicationforcompanieswithmultiple locations.Forex-ample,twocompanysiteseachactastheoffsiteserverlocationfortheothercompanysite.

File TransfersOnlyfilechangesarepushedtotheoffsiteserver.Brokenfiletransfersareautomaticallyrestartedatthepointleftoff.Restartingthefiletransferfromthebeginningisnotrequired.Offsitereplicationusesthesamecom-municationstechnologyusedinagent/servercommunications.Alltrafficis256-bitencrypted.

10.3 Offsite Replication

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Using the Same Machine for the Local Server and Offsite Server Youmayassigntheoffsiteservertobethesamemachineasthelocalserver,butnotethefollowing:

• You’llneedtoopenaportjusttoreplicateacrossdrives,whereasotherreplicationtoolscandosolocally.

• Thefilesaren’tcopiedoffsite.You’lllosethedisasterrecoverybenefitofanoffsitebackup.

Setting the Name/IP Address and Port Selectatargetmachinewithanagentthatwillactastheoffsiteserver.TheoffsiteserverisalwaysrunningandlistensforconnectionsfromlocalserversusinganyTCPportyouspecify.Theportcannotbeusedbyanyotherapplication.Tryusing5722asitissimilartotheagentcheck-inport.Offsiteserverportsarerestrictedtobetween1024and49151.

YoumustspecifyaDNSnameorIPaddressthatcanberesolvedfromthelocalserver.Typically,thisistheexternalname/IPaddressof thegateway/firewall/routerusedbythetargetmachine.Configureportrangeforwardingonyourgateway/firewall/routertodirectrequestsforport5722orwhateverportnumberyou’vechosentotheinternalIPaddressofthemachineIDactingastheoffsiteserver.

Fig.10.14belowshowsthegenericviewoftheOffsiteserverspage.Thefunctionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Create:ClickCreatetocreateanoffsiteserverusingtheoptionspreviouslyselected.

2. <Select Machine ID>:SelectthemachineIDyouwanttoactastheoffsiteserver.

3. Name/IP:EntertheIPDNSnameorIPaddressoftheoffsiteserver.

4. Port:Enteranunusedportnumber.

5. Full path to directory (UNC or local) which receives all data transfers:Enterthefullpathtothedirectory,eitherUNCorlocal,whichreceivesalldatatransfers.Donotspecifyanoffsiteserverdirectoryusingamappeddrive.

6. Delete Icon:Clickthedeleteicontodeleteanoffsiteserverrecord.

7. Edit Icon:Clickarow’sediticontopopulateheaderparameterswithvaluesfromthatrow.Youcaneditthesevaluesintheheaderandre-applythem.

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8. Restart Icon:Clicktherestarticontorestartaserviceonalocalserveroroffsiteserver.YoucandeterminewhetherthisisnecessarybydisplayingtheRemoteControl>TaskManagerprocesslistforalocalserveroroffsiteserver.YoushouldseeKORepCln.exerunningonthelocalserverandKORep-Srv.exerunningonanoffsiteserver.Ifnot,clicktherestarticonfortherespectivelocalserveroroffsiteserver.Othersymptomsinclude:

• Onelocalserverisinactiveandtheothersarefine:restartlocalserver.

• Alllocalserversareinactive:restartoffsiteserver.


10. Name/IP:TheDNSnameorIPaddressusedbytheoffsiteserver.

11. Port:Theportusedbytheoffsiteserver.

12. Directory Path:Thedirectorypathusedbytheoffsiteserver.

13. Synthetic Full Support:Ifchecked,syntheticfullbackupcomponentsareinstalledonthismachine.

10.3.2 Local ServersTheLocal ServerpagedefinesthemachineIDanddirectoryonthelocalLANusedtotransferallnewfilestoanOffsiteServer.Offsitereplicationtransfersallchangestofilesandsub-directoriesinthelocalserverdirec-torytoaspecifiedoffsiteserverdirectory.FiletransfersarescheduledusingBackup > Schedule Transfer.Backup > Image LocationdirectoriesshouldbedefinedassubdirectoriesofaLocalServerdirectorytobeincludedinthesetransfers.

Foreachlocalserverspecify:

• Theoffsiteservertopushfilesto.

• Thelocaldirectorypathtopushtotheoffsiteserver.

• Optionalbandwidthlimit.

ThelocalserverdirectorycanbeaUNCpathpointingtoadirectoryonanetworkfileshare.Donotspecifyalocalserverdirectoryusingamappeddrive.Thelocalservermusthaveacredentialsetinordertoaccessthenetwork.

File Transfers Onlyfilechangesarepushedtotheoffsiteserver.Brokenfiletransfersareautomaticallyrestartedatthepointleftoff.Restartingthefiletransferfromthebeginningisnotrequired.Offsitereplicationusesthesamecom-municationstechnologyusedinagent/servercommunications.Alltrafficis256-bitencrypted.

Using the Same Machine for the Local Server and Offsite Server Youmayassigntheoffsiteservertobethesamemachineasthelocalserver,butnotethefollowing:

• You’llneedtoopenaportjusttoreplicateacrossdrives,whereasotherreplicationtoolscandosolocally.

• Thefilesaren’tcopiedoffsite.You’lllosethedisasterrecoverybenefitofanoffsitebackup.

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Fig.10.15belowshowsthegenericviewoftheLocalServerspage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Create:ClickCreatetocreatealocalserverusingtheoptionspreviouslyselected.

2. <Select Machine ID>:SelectthemachineIDyouwanttoactasthelocalserver.

3. Offsite Server:Selecttheoffsiteservertotransferbackupfilesto.

4. BandwidthLimit:

• No Limit-Thelocalservertransfersdatatotheoffsiteserverasfastaspossible.

• <N> kBytes/Sec-Thelocalserverlimitsdatatransfertotheratespecified.

5. Full path to directory (UNC or local) to push to offsite replication server:Enterthefullpathtothedirectory,eitherUNCorlocal,whichsendsdatatransfers.Thelocalserversendsthetotalcontentsofthisdirectorytotheoffsiteserver.Donotspecifyalocalserverdirectoryusingamappeddrive.

6. Check Status:ClickCheck Statustochecktheamountofdatalefttobewrittentotheoffsiteserverimmediately.Normallythischeckisperformedonlyattheendofanactivetransfercycle.


8. Status:Thestatusofthelocalserver.Attheendofeachactivecycle,thesystemchecksthelocalserverandreportsbacktheamountofdatalefttobewritten.

• Active-The localserver isconnected to theoffsiteserverandsending files to theoffsiteserverwhentheyarechanged.

• Suspended-ThelocalserverissuspendedpertheschedulesetoutinScheduleTransfer.

• Inactive-Thelocalservercannotconnecttotheoffsiteserver.

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9. Offsite Server: Thenameoftheoffsiteserverbeingsentbackupfilesfromthislocalserver.

10. BW Limit:Thebandwidthlimitassignedtothislocalserver.

11. Directory Path:Thedirectoryonthelocalserversendingdatatotheoffsiteserver.

12. Status Last Updated:Thedateandtimethelocalserverwaslastupdated.

10.3.3 Offsite AlertTheOffsite Alertspagecreatesanalertwhenthespecifiedlocalservercannotconnecttoitsoffsiteserver.AlarmsareonlygeneratedduringthetimesallowedbyScheduleTransferforeachlocalserver.Oncedefined,youcanapplythisalertimmediatelytoanymachineIDdisplayedonthispage.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmustbedefinedasalocalserverusingBackup > Local Servers.

To Create an Offsite Alert

1. Checkanyofthesecheckboxestoperformtheircorrespondingactionswhenanalarmconditionisencountered:

• CreateAlarm

• CreateTicket

• RunScript

• EmailRecipients

2. Setadditionalemailparameters.

3. Setadditionaloffsitealertspecificparameters.

4. CheckthemachineIDstoapplythealertto.

5. Clickthe Applybutton.

To Cancel an Offsite Alert

1. SelectthemachineIDcheckbox.

2. ClicktheClearbutton.

Fig.10.16belowshowsthegenericviewoftheOffsiteAlertpage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedonthenextpage.

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1. Create Alarm:Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,analarmiscreated.Alarmsaredisplayed inMonitor > Dashboard List,Monitor > Alarm Summaryand Info Center > Reports > Logs > Alarm Log.

2. Create Ticket:Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,aticketiscreated.

3. Run Script:Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,anagentprocedureisrun.Youmustclick theselectagentprocedure link tochooseanagentprocedure to run.YoucanoptionallydirecttheagentproceduretorunonaspecifiedrangeofmachineIDsbyclickingthismachineIDlink.ThesespecifiedmachineIDsdonothavetomatchthemachineIDthatencounteredthealarmcondition.

4. Email Recipients: Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,anemailissenttothespeci-fiedemailaddresses.

• TheemailaddressofthecurrentlyloggedonuserdisplaysintheEmail Recipients field.ItdefaultsfromSystem > Preferences.

• ClickFormat EmailtodisplaytheFormat Alert Emailpopupwindow.Thiswindowenablesyoutoformatthedisplayofemailsgeneratedbythesystemwhenanalarmconditionisen-countered.Thisoptiononlydisplaysformasterroleusers.

• IftheAdd to current listradiooptionisselected,whenApplyisclickedalertsettingsareap-pliedandthespecifiedemailaddressesareaddedwithoutremovingpreviouslyassignedemailaddresses.

• IftheReplace listradiooptionisselected,whenApplyisclickedalertsettingsareappliedandthespecifiedemailaddressesreplacetheexistingemailaddressesassigned.

• IfRemove isclicked,allemailaddressesareremovedwithoutmodifyinganyalertparam-eters.

• Email issentdirectlyfromtheKServertotheemailaddressspecifiedinthealert.SettheFrom Address usingSystem > Outbound Email.

5. Apply:ClickApplytoapplyparameterstoselectedmachineIDs.ConfirmtheinformationhasbeenappliedcorrectlyinthemachineIDlist.

6. Clear:ClickCleartoremoveallparametersettingsfromselectedmachineIDs.

7. OffsiteAlertParameter:

• Check every <N> periods-Specifieshowoftentochecktheconnectionbetweenthelocal

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serverandtheoffsiteserver.

• Alarms if connection fails for <N> periods-Triggersanalarmiftheconnectionfailsforgreaterthanthenumberofperiodsspecified.


9. ATSETheATSEresponsecodeassignedtomachineIDsorSNMPdevices:

• A=CreateAlarm

• T=CreateTicket

• S=RunAgentProcedure

• E=EmailRecipients

10. Email Address:Acommaseparatedlistofemailaddresseswherenotificationsaresent.

11. Interval:Thenumberofperiodstowaitbeforecheckingtheconnectionbetweenthelocalserverandtheoffsiteserver.

12. Duration:Thenumberofperiodstowaitbeforetriggeringanalert.

10.3.4 Schedule TransferTheSchedule Transferpagespecifies thetimeofdayeach localserversendsfiles to theoffsiteserver,basedonthetimezoneusedbytheKServer.Youmaysetdifferentstartandendtimesforeachdayoftheweek.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmustbedefinedasalocalserverusingBackup > Local Servers.

Fig.10.17belowshowsthegenericviewoftheScheduleTransferpage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

Fig. 10.17: Schedule Transfer

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1. Apply:ClickApplytoapplyweeklyschedulesettingstoselectedlocalservers.

2. Schedule Time: Selecttheappropriatedayandtimeaccordingtotherequirementtopushthedatatooffsitereplication.


4. Weekday Start-End: Displaysthestartandendtimesforeachdayoftheweekthatbackupfilesaretransferredfromeachlocalservertoitsoffsiteserver.

10.4.1 Install/RemoveTheInstall/RemovepageinstallsoruninstallsAcronisBackupandDisasterRecovery(BUDR)softwareonselectedmachineIDs.EachBUDRinstallationonamanagedmachineusesuponeBUDRlicense.Thenum-beroflicensesavailabledependsonthetotalnumberoflicensespurchasedandallocatedtoeachgroupIDusingSystem>LicenseManager.BUDRlicensesarepurchasedandallocatedseparatelyforworkstationsandservers.

Notethat:

• Ifotherbackupproductsareinstalledonamanagedmachine,thismaycauseproblemswithBUDR.UninstallotherbackupproductsbeforebackingupvolumesandfoldersusingBUDR.Awarningmes-sagedisplaysontheBackupStatuspageifotherbackupproductsareinstalled.

• Backupsrequireadditionalagentcapabilitysoyoumaybepromptedtoupdate theagentprior toinstallingbackup.

Kaseya Agent Version Considerations TousenewBUDRfeatures,suchasencryption,syntheticbackupandimageconversion,endpointsmustbeupdatedtoAcronisTrueImage9.5-8173ortherecommended9.7-8218version.Kaseyaagentsmustbeupdatedtoversion5.1.0.1orlatertocancelabackupwith9.5orlaterclients.Kaseyarecommendsupdatingallagentsthathavethenewbackupclientsoftware.UsetheForce update even if agent is atoptionintheAgent > Upgrade Version > Update Agentpagetoforcetheagenttoupdateto5.1.0.1orlater.

Installation Requires a Reboot Backupcanbackupallvolumes,includingthebootvolume,whileinuse.Backupaccomplishesthisthroughtheuseofalowleveldriver.Assuch,thebackupclientrequiresareboottocompleteitsinstallation.

• Afterinstallationcompletes,ifauserisloggedin,thesystemsaskstheusertoRebootNoworCon-tinueWorking.Ifthedialogisnotansweredwithin5minutes,ContinueWorkingisassumed.Ifnooneisloggedin,thesystemrebootsimmediately.

• YoucanavoiddisplayingthisdialogboxbyclickingtheDo not reboot after install checkbox.

• AReboot Now buttondisplaysintheInstall columnnexttoamachineIDifDo not reboot after install wascheckedortheReboot Now/Continue Working dialogboxonthetargetmachinetimedout.

• Installingbackuponaserverwhennooneisloggedinrebootstheserverwhenbackupinstallationcompletes.

Fig.10.18belowshowsthegenericviewoftheInstall/Removepage.Theoptionsavailableonthispageare

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listedandexplainedbelow.

1. Install/Reinstall: ClickInstall/ReinstalltoinstallorreinstallbackupsoftwareonselectedmachineIDsusingtheoptionspreviouslyselected.


3. Cancel: ClickCanceltocancelexecutionofthistaskonselectedmanagedmachines.

4. Verify Install: ClickVerify InstalltoconfirmthebackupsoftwareisinstalledonselectedmachineIDs.Usethisifyoususpectsomeoneremovedthebackupsoftwareonmanagedmachines.

5. Copy backup settings from <select machine ID>: Clickthislinktocopythebackupconfigurationandschedulesfromanexistingmachinetoallselectedmachines.

6. Warn if installer pushes from server: Ifchecked,awarningmessagedisplaysifthebackupfileisinstalledfromtheKServer.Thebackupinstallfileisover100MB.AvoidfiletransferfromtheKServertoeachmachineinaLANusingPatchManagement>FileSource.SelecttheFilesharelocatedonoption.Onceset,theKServerwritesasinglecopytotheLANfileshare.ThebackupinstallationrunsfromthatlocationforallmanagedmachinesonthatLAN.

7. Remove: ClickRemovetouninstallthebackupsoftwarefromselectedmachineIDs.Arebootonthemachineisrequiredtoremovethelowleveldriverandtocompletetheuninstallation.

8. Stagger by: Youcandistribute the loadonyournetworkbystaggering this task. If youset thisparameter to5minutes, thenthetaskoneachmachineID isstaggeredby5minutes.Forexample,machine1runsat10:00,machine2runsat10:05,machine3runsat10:10.

9. Skip if Machine Offline: Checktoperformthistaskonlyatthescheduledtime,withina15minutewindow.Ifthemachineisoffline,skipandrunthenextscheduledperiodandtime.Unchecktoperformthistaskassoonasthemachineconnectsafterthescheduledtime.

10. Do not reboot after install: Ifchecked,selectedmachineIDsarenotrebootedafterthebackupsoftwareisinstalled.


12. Installed: Thiscolumndisplaysthestatusofinstalledsoftwareonselectedmachines:

Fig. 10.18: Install/Remove

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• Awaitingreboot-ARebootNowbuttondisplaysintheInstallcolumnnexttoamachineIDifDonotrebootafterinstallwascheckedortheRebootNow/ContinueWorkingdialogboxonthetargetmachinetimedout.

• Failedtoinstall–unsigneddriverinstallationpolicymayhaveblockedinstall

• Failedtoinstall

• Installpending

• Removepending

• Removepending

• ResetPolicypending

• Thedateandtimethebackupsoftwaresuccessfullyinstalled

• Unsigneddriverpolicyreset

• UpdateAgentrequiredtosupportbackup

• Verifyfailed

• Windowv3installeranduprequired

13. Latest <version> / Version: DisplaystheversionofAcronisbackupsoftwareinstalledontheman-agedmachine.Ifanewversionisavailable,alsodisplaysUpdateAvailable.Latest<version>atthetopofthecolumndisplaysthelatestversionofbackupsoftwareavailable.

14. Verified: Displaysoneofthefollowing:

• ThedateandtimethebackupsoftwarewasverifiedasinstalledonthemachineID.

• Verifypending-DisplayswithaCancelbutton.

• NotVerified-DisplayswithaVerifybutton.

15. Type: Thetypeofmachinethebackupsoftwareisinstalledon:

• Workstation

• Server

10.4.2 Image LocationTheImage Locationpagespecifiesthefolderonalocalnetworkorlocaldrivewherevolumebackupsandfolderbackupsarestored.TypicallythisisapathtoaLANbasedfileserversuchas\\LAN_Server\Backups\,but itcanalsobeassimpleasanotherphysicaldriveonthemachine,suchasaUSBdrive,orasharednetworkdrive.Writingdata to a tapedrive is also supported.The tapedrivemust be recognizedby theWindowsOSasaremovablestoragedevice.

Notethat:

• Separatepathsmaybespecifiedforvolumeandfolderbackuppaths.

• Youcannotsavethebackupimagetothesamedriveyouarebackingup.

• Mappeddrivelettersarenotsupported.ThepathmustbeafullUNCpathoralocalphysicaldrive.

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• IfaUNCpathisspecified,acredentialmustbedefinedusingAgent>SetCredentialsthatprovidesaccesstothisUNCpath.Withoutthecredential,themachinewillnothaveaccesstotheimagelocationandthebackupwillfail.

Local Servers and Image LocationsIfyouaregoingtoconfigurereplicationusingOffsiteServers,thenImageLocationdirectoriesshouldbede-finedassubdirectoriesofaLocalServerdirectory.

Fig.10.19belowshowsthegenericviewoftheImageLocationpage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Set: ClickSet tosettheimagelocationsusedforbackupsforselectedmachineIDs.

2. Clear:ClickCleartoremovetheimagelocationsettingsfromselectedmachineIDs.

Note:Clearinganimagelocationforamachineremovesanyscheduledbackupsforthatmachine.

3. Volume Path / Folder Path:Enterfolderpathstostorebackups.

4. Auto Refresh:Selectingthischeckboxautomaticallyupdatesthepagingareaeveryfiveseconds.

5. Check:Youcanchecktheamountoffreespaceavailableonanymachine’simagelocationdirec-torybycheckingthedesiredmachineIDsandclickingtheCheckbutton.Alsousethischecktoverifythecredentialissetcorrectlyfortheclienttoaccesstheimagelocation.


7. Volume Path / Folder Path:ThefolderpathsspecifiedforeachmachineID.

8. Free Space:ThefreespaceavailableforeachmachineID’simagelocation.

Fig. 10.19: Image Location

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10.4.3 Image PasswordTheImage Passwordpagesetsthepasswordstoaccessbackupfiles.Folderbackupandvolumebackup.tibfilesareallpassword-protectedusingauniquepasswordforeachmachineID.ThispasswordremainsconstantforeachmachineID.Youmaysetthepasswordtoanythingyoulike.Thesamepasswordmaybesetonmultiplemachines.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmusthavebackupsoftwareinstalledonthemanagedmachineusingtheBackup > Install/Removepage.

Fig.10.20belowshowsthegenericviewoftheImagepasswordpage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. View Password Log:DisplaysahistoryofthebackupimagepasswordsassignedtomachineIDs.

2. Change:ClickChangetochangethebackupimagepasswordofselectedmachineIDstothepass-wordenteredinCreate PasswordandConfirm Password.

3. Enable Password:Ifchecked,backupimagesarepasswordprotected.Ifblank,backupimagesarenotpasswordprotected.

4. Create Password / Confirm Password: Enterabackupimagepassword.

5. Suggest Password:ClickSuggest PasswordtopopulatetheCreate PasswordandConfirm Pass-wordwitharandomlygeneratedalphanumericstring.

6. Apply:ClickApplytoapplyencryptionoptions.

7. Enable Image Encryption:Ifchecked,imageencryptionprovidesadditionalsecuritybyencryptingthecontentsofthe.tibfile.Theencryptionisenabledinconjunctionwiththepassword.ThreeAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)optionsareavailableusingcryptographickeysof128,192,and256bits.

• AES128

• AES192

• AES256


9. Password:ThebackupimagepasswordcurrentlyassignedtoeachmachineID.

Fig. 10.20: Image

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10. Encryption:Theencryptionstandardusedtocreate.tibfiles.

10.4.4 Folder Backup

TheFolder BackuppagespecifiesfilesandfoldersbackedupbyScheduleFoldersforeachmachineID.Youmaybackupanynumberoffilesandfolders.Youcanonlyspecifyonefileorfolderatatime.Youcanalsoexcludespecificfilesfrombeingbackedupwithinthesefolders.Forexample,youcanexclude*.avi,*.mp3,and*.bmpfileswhenbackingupsomeone’sMyDocumentsfolder.

FolderBackupperformssectorlevelbackups.Sectorlevelcopyingallowsthesystemtobackuplockedandin-usefilessoyoucansafelybackupatanytimeoftheday.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machineIDsmusthavebackupsoftwareinstalledonthemanagedmachineusingtheBackup > Install/Removepage.

Fig.10.21belowshowsthegenericviewoftheFolderbackuppage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Include Directories:ClickInclude DirectoriestoapplyIncludeFileorFoldersettingstoselectedmachineIDs.

2. Include File or Folder:SpecifythefullpathtothefileorfolderyouwishtobackuponselectedmachineIDs.Pathsmustpointtolocaldrives,notmappeddrivesornetworkpaths.Youcanonlyspecifyonefileorfolderatatime.Pathscanincludecommas.Forexample,youcanenterthepathC:\ProgramFiles\Company,Inc\.

3. Exclude Files:Specifyfilesorclassesoffilestoexcludefrombeingbackedup.Pathsarenotal-lowed.Onlyfilenames,withorwithoutwildcards,areallowed.Forexample:*.jpg,outlook.pst.ClickExclude FilestoapplytheseexclusionstoselectedmachineIDs.Youcanonlyspecifyonefileorclassoffilesatatime.

4. Remove: ClickRemovetodisplayadialogboxthatallowsyoutoselectthefoldersandfilestore-movefromselectedmachineIDs.


6. Path:ListsthepathsoffilesorfoldersbeingbackedupforeachmachineID.Filesorclassesoffiles

Fig. 10.21: Folder Backup

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beingexcludedfrombackupsdisplayinredtext.

10.4.5 Backup AlertTheBackup Alertpagetriggersanalertforbackupeventsonmanagedmachines.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machine IDsmusthavebackupsoftware installedon themanagedmachineusing theBackup > Install/Removepage.

To Create a Backup Alert

1. Checkanyofthesecheckboxestoperformtheircorrespondingactionswhenanalarmconditionisencountered:

• CreateAlarm

• CreateTicket

• RunScript

• EmailRecipients

2. Setadditionalemailparameters.

3. Setadditionalbackupalertspecificparameters.

4. CheckthemachineIDstoapplythealertto.

5. ClicktheApplybutton.

To Cancel a Patch Alert

1. SelectthemachineIDcheckbox.

2. ClicktheClearbutton.

Passing Alert Information to Emails and Procedures Thefollowingtypesofbackupalertemailscanbesentandformatted:

• Backupfailed

• Verifybackupfailed

• Recurringbackupskippedifmachineoffline

• BackupCompletedSuccessfully

• FullBackupCompletedSuccessfully

• ImageLocationfreespacebelow

Note:ChangingtheemailalarmformatchangestheformatforallBackupAlertemails.

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Fig.10.22belowshowsthegenericviewoftheBackupAlertpage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Create Alarm:Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,analarmiscreated.Alarmsaredisplayed inMonitor > Dashboard List,Monitor > Alarm Summaryand Info Center > Reports > Logs > Alarm Log.

2. Create Ticket: Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,aticketiscreated.

3. Run Script:Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,anagentprocedureisrun.Youmustclick theselect agent procedure link tochooseanagentprocedure to run.YoucanoptionallydirecttheagentproceduretorunonaspecifiedrangeofmachineIDsbyclickingthis machine IDlink.ThesespecifiedmachineIDsdonothavetomatchthemachineIDthatencounteredthealarmcondition.

4. Email Recipients:Ifcheckedandanalarmconditionisencountered,anemailissenttothespeci-fiedemailaddresses.

• TheemailaddressofthecurrentlyloggedonuserdisplaysintheEmail Recipientsfield.ItdefaultsfromSystem > Preferences.

• ClickFormat Email todisplaytheFormat Alert Email popupwindow.Thiswindowenablesyoutoformatthedisplayofemailsgeneratedbythesystemwhenanalarmconditionisen-countered.Thisoptiononlydisplaysformasterroleusers.

• IftheAdd to current list radiooptionisselected,whenApply isclickedalertsettingsareap-pliedandthespecifiedemailaddressesareaddedwithoutremovingpreviouslyassignedemailaddresses.

• IftheReplace list radiooptionisselected,whenApply isclickedalertsettingsareappliedandthespecifiedemailaddressesreplacetheexistingemailaddressesassigned.

• IfRemove isclicked,allemailaddressesareremovedwithoutmodifyinganyalertparam-eters.

• Email issentdirectlyfromtheKServertotheemailaddressspecifiedinthealert.SettheFrom Address usingSystem > Outbound Email.

5. Apply:ClickApplytoapplyparameterstoselectedmachineIDs.ConfirmtheinformationhasbeenappliedcorrectlyinthemachineIDlist.

Fig. 10.22: Backup Alert

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6. Clear:ClickCleartoremoveallparametersettingsfromselectedmachineIDs.

7. Backup Alert Parameters ThesystemtriggersanalarmwheneverthesystemdiscoversoneoffourdifferentbackupalertconditionsforaselectedmachineID:

• Any Backup Completed-Alertswhenanyvolumeorfolderbackupcompletessuccessfully.

• Full Backup Completed-Alertswhenafullvolumeorfolderbackupcompletessuccessfully.

• Backup Fails -Alertswhenavolumeor folderbackupstopsprior to completion foranyreason.Typically,backupfailsbecausethemachineisturnedoffmid-backuporbecausethenetworkconnectiontothefileserverreferencedbyImageLocationislost.

• Recurring backup skipped if machine offline <N> times-AlertswhenSkipifmachineof-flineissetinScheduleVolumesandthebackupisrescheduledthespecifiednumberoftimesbecausethemachineisoffline.Usethisalerttonotifyyouthatbackupsarenotevenstartingbecausethemachineisturnedoffatthescheduledvolumebackuptime.

• Image location free space below <N> MB-Alertswhentheharddiskbeingusedtostorethebackupsislessthanaspecifiednumberofmegabytes.

Threeadditionalparameterscanbeset:

• Add -AddsalertparameterstoselectedmachineIDswhenApply isselectedwithoutclearingexistingparameters.

• Replace -ReplacesalertparametersonselectedmachineIDswhenApply isselected.

• Remove -ClearalertparametersfromselectedmachineIDs.ClicktheediticonnexttoamachineIDgroupfirst toselectthealertparametersyouwanttoclear.


9. ATSETheATSEresponsecodeassignedtomachineIDsorSNMPdevices:

• A=CreateAlarm

• T=CreateTicket

• S=RunAgentProcedure

• E=EmailRecipients

10. Email Address:Acommaseparatedlistofemailaddresseswherenotificationsaresent.

11. Any Complete:Ifchecked,analarmistriggeredwhenanybackupiscompletedforthismachineID.

12. Full Complete:Ifchecked,analarmistriggeredwhenafullbackupisiscompletedforthismachineID.

13. Backup Fails:Ifchecked,analarmistriggeredwhenanybackupfailsforthismachineID.

14. Backup Skipped:Ifchecked,analarmistriggeredwhenanybackupisskippedforthismachineID.

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10.4.6 CompressionTheCompressionpagespecifiesthecompressionlevelusedtobackup.Highercompressiontakeslongertocompleteabackup.Lowercompressionproduceslargerbackupfilesizes.Thecompressionsettingeffectsbothfolderandvolumebackup.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machine IDsmusthavebackupsoftware installedon themanagedmachineusing theBackup > Install/Removepage.

Fig.10.23belowshowsthegenericviewoftheCompressionpage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Set:ClickSettoassignacompressionoptiontoselectedmachineIDs.

2. (Compression Option)

• None

• Normal-thedefault

• High

• Maximum


4. Compression:ThecompressionoptionassignedtoeachmachineID.

10.4.7 Max File SizeTheMax File Size pagespecifiesthemaximumfilesizeforimagefiles.Whenabackupruns,imagefilesgetcreated.Thefilesizespecifiedinthisoptionisthemaximumsizeofeachimagefile.Forexample,ifavolumecontaining10GBofdataissettorun,theimagethatgetscreatedforafullbackupmaybe5GB.Ifthemaxfilesizeissetto600MB,thesystemwillcreate9files,8thatare600MBand1filewiththebalanceofthedata.

Fig. 10.23: Compression

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Herearesomegeneralinformation:

• NTFS -UnrestrictedfilesizesareonlysupportedonNTFSformatteddisks.

• FAT32 -FAT32-formattedstoragedevicesonlysupportmaxfilessizesupto2000MB.Settingamaxfilesizegreaterthan2000MBcreates2000MBfilesonFAT32-formattedstoragedevices.

• NTFS and FAT32 -Theminimumfilesizepermittedis200MB.

• CD or DVD -Selectthefilesizethatisappropriateforthemedia.

• Volume Backups -Supportedonallversionsofbackupclient.

• Folder Backups -Requiresbackupclient9.5orlater.

• Synthetic Full -Notsupported.

ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machine IDsmusthavebackupsoftware installedon themanagedmachineusing theBackup > Install/Remove page.

Fig.10.24belowshowsthegenericviewoftheMaxfilesizepage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Set:ClickSettoassignaMaxFileSizetoselectedmachineIDs.

2. Unrestricted file size / Max file size <N> MB:Selecteitheranunrestrictedfilesizeorenterthemaximumfilesizeallowedforanimagefileinmegabytes.


4. Max Size:ThemaximumfilesizeassignedtoeachmachineID.

Fig. 10.24: Max file size

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10.4.8 Max Log AgeTheMax Log Agepagespecifiesthenumberofdaystoretainlogdataforbackups.Entriesolderthanthespecifiedmaximumareautomaticallydeleted.Alogiscreatedforeachmachineeverytimeabackupopera-tionruns.Thelogcontainsthedate,type,duration,result,anddescriptionofthebackupoperationperformed.ThelistofmachineIDsyoucanselectdependsonthemachineID/groupIDfilter.Todisplayonthispage,machine IDsmusthavebackupsoftware installedon themanagedmachineusing theBackup > Install/Removepage.

Fig.10.25belowshowsthegenericviewoftheMaxLogAgepage.Theoptionssupportedonthispagearelistedandexplainedbelow.

1. Set:ClickSettoassignamaximumnumberoflogdaystoselectedmachineIDs.

2. <N> Days:Enterthemaximumnumberoflogdaysforbackups.

3. Archive:Ifchecked,backuplogsarearchived.ThearchivelocationisspecifiedusingSystem > Configure.


5. Max Age:ThemaximumnumberoflogdaysassignedtoeachmachineID.

10.4.9 Secure ZoneTheSecure Zonepageinstallsa56MBytehiddenbootpartitiononmanagedmachines.SecurezonesareusedbyAutoRecoverytobootthemanagedmachineandrestorebackupvolumeimageswithoutanyuserinteraction.Installingorremovingasecurezonerequiresarebootofthemachine.

Fig.10.26belowshowsthegenericviewoftheSecurezonepage.Theoptionsavailableonthispagearelistedandexplainedonthenextpage.

Fig. 10.25: Max Log Age

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1. Install:ClickInstalltocreateasecurezonepartitionontheselectedmachines.Installingthesecurezonerebootstheselectedmachine.

2. Remove:ClickRemove touninstall thesecurezonefromtheselectedmachines.Removingthesecurezonerebootstheselectedmachine.

3. Cancel:ClickCanceltoclearapendingtask.

4. Verify:ClickVerifytoverifyaninstallifyoususpectsomeoneremovedthebackupinstallationatthemanagedmachine.

5. Show Partitions:Ifchecked,liststhediskdrivesandpartitionsonmanagedmachines.


7. Secure Zone:Ifchecked,asecurezoneisinstalledonamanagedmachine.

Fig. 10.26: Secure Zone