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Custom
– to create a custom scheme, where you are free to set up a backup strategy in the way
your enterprise needs it most: specify multiple schedules for different backup types, add
conditions and specify the retention rules.
Initial seeding
- to save locally a full backup whose final destination is Acronis Online Backup
Storage.
7.3.7.1
Back up now scheme
With the
Back up now
scheme, the backup will be performed immediately, right after you click the
OK
button at the bottom of the page.
In the
Backup type
field, select whether you want to create a full, incremental or differential backup
(p. 29).
7.3.7.2
Back up later scheme
With the Back up later scheme, the backup will be performed only once, at the date and time you
specify.
Specify the appropriate settings as follows
Backup type
Select the type of backup: full, incremental, or differential. If there is no full backup in
the archive, a full backup will be created regardless of your selection.
Date and time
Specify when to start the backup.
The task will be
started manually
Select this check box, if you do not need to put the backup task on a schedule and
wish to start it manually afterwards.
7.3.7.3
Simple scheme
With the simple backup scheme you just schedule when and how often to back up data and set the
retention rule. At the first time a full backup will be created. The next backups will be incremental.
To set up the simple backup scheme, specify the appropriate settings as follows.
Backup
Set up the backup schedule - when and how often to back up the data.
To learn more about setting up the schedule, see the Scheduling (p. 158) section.
Retention rule
With the simple scheme, only one retention rule (p. 38) is available. Set the retention
period for the backups.
7.3.7.4
Grandfather-Father-Son scheme
At a glance
Daily incremental, weekly differential, and monthly full backups
Custom day for weekly and monthly backups
Custom retention periods for backups of each type
