Novastor NovaBACKUP, User Manual

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Configuration Manager
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Storage Tab
This tab provides a way to define multiple storage locations for backed up files. Each time the
server gets a request to store a file it looks at the accounts primary storage location (see
Accounts tab) and checks if the free space is greater than the reserve specified for the location.
If free space is greater than the reserve, then the file sent to that storage location, otherwise the
test is repeated on all other defined locations, in order of rank, until a usable location is found. If
none is found, then the backup is aborted.
The reserve is only a guideline, not a hard limit. Patches to a file (incremental changes) are
always stored in the same location as the original file. Also, the server cannot split a large file
across multiple locations. Therefore, ensure there is an adequate margin to allow existing files
to grow as incremental patches are applied. Leave extra room if you anticipate your users will
be storing very large files. A red disk icon indicates the location does not exist. The server will
attempt to create it the first time a request is made to store a data there.