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Back up the Fiery ES system with Fiery System Restore
Important:
We recommend that you save the system backup to an external location. This ensures that the
backup image is available even if the Fiery ES hard disk fails.
Important:
If you create the system backup as a bootable image, Fiery System Restore automatically
prepares the USB device as a bootable drive. The destination device is reformatted and any existing data on
the device is lost.
1
Connect a USB storage device to the Fiery ES.
For faster backup, we recommend connecting a USB 3.0 device to a USB 3.0 port on the Fiery ES.
2
Make sure that the USB device does not contain any data or software that you want to keep.
3
Enter the IP address of the Fiery ES into a browser.
4
Confirm the Fiery ES is in the Idle state.
5 On the
Home
tab in WebTools, select
Create Backup
under Fiery System Restore.
6
Select
USB
to specify the file location.
7
Select the options that you want and click
Continue
.
•
To create a bootable image with all the factory default versions of software and settings, select
Fiery factory
image
. Fiery System Restore automatically creates the factory image as bootable (a non-bootable factory
image cannot be created).
•
To create a bootable customized image, select
New image
, then select
Create bootable image
. This creates
a bootable image that contains the current software updates and settings, including any customizations to
the Fiery ES configuration.
•
To create a non-bootable customized image, select
New image
. This creates a non-bootable image that
contains the current software updates and settings, including any customizations to the Fiery ES
configuration.
8
Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the backup.
Schedule automated backups with Fiery System Restore
To minimize impact to Fiery ES performance, schedule the backups for a time when the Fiery ES is idle.
The automated backup files are saved to the local hard disk and can be accessed only through Fiery System
Restore. Only one automatic backup file is retained (each new automatic backup overwrites the previous
backup).
Note: Ensure that the Fiery ES remains powered up during the scheduled backup times, allowing enough time
for the backup to complete.
1
Enter the IP address of the Fiery ES into a browser.
2
Confirm the Fiery ES is in the Idle state.
3 On the
Home
tab in WebTools, select
Schedule Automatic Backup
under Fiery System Restore.
4
Select
Enable automatic backup
.
Configuration and Setup
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