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ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 5.3
Back Up or Restore System Configuration
In addition to backing up data, you can back up and restore your ReadyNAS system’s system
configuration settings.
To back up or system configurations:
1.
Select
Configure > System > Settings
and expand the
Backup
section.
2.
Select the check boxes for the settings that you want to back up.
3.
Click the
Dowload Configuration Archive
button.
To restore system configuration from a file
1.
Select
Configure > System > Settings
and expand the
Backup
section.
2.
Click the
Browse
button to find the file containing your previously backed-up system
configuration settings.
3.
Click the
Restore
button.
Basic Data Backup Concepts
A
backup
is a copy of data that you use if your primary copy is deleted or damaged. The
process of storing primary data on a second device is called
backing up
.
The process of restoring backed-up data to the device where the primary copy is kept is
called
recovery
.
A
full backup
makes a copy of all of the data stored on the primary system. Your first backup
of a primary system is always a full backup job. The length of time a full backup takes
depends on the amount of stored data.
An
incremental backup
copies only the data that has changed since your last backup
process. An incremental backup job takes much less time than a full backup job.
