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4.
Under
What to back up
, in
Source type
, select
Files
. In
Items to back up
, click
Change
and then
select one or more files and folders.
5.
Under
Where to back up
, in
Archive
, click
Change
.
6.
In the folders tree, expand
Centralized
and select the centralized online vault. If prompted,
specify the credentials for the online storage.
7.
Click
OK
to close the dialog box.
8.
Under
How to back up
, in
Backup scheme
, select
Simple
.
Details.
This scheme will perform the first full backup and subsequent incremental backups. Each
backup will run on the default schedule.
9.
In
Retention rules
, click
Change
and then select to delete backups older than
12 Month(s)
.
10.
Click
OK
to finish creating the backup plan.
10.2
Backing up multiple machines
In this step, you will set up a backup policy for centralized backup of user files from all machines
registered on the management server to the online storage. Using a similar procedure, you can back
up machine volumes or entire machines.
Before creating a backup policy, make sure that you have activated (p. 22) a separate subscription for
each machine.
To back up multiple machines to the online storage
1.
Connect the console to the management server.
2.
In the
Navigation
tree, right-click
Backup policies
, and then click
Create backup policy
.
3.
Under
General
, in
Items to back up
, select
Files
.
4.
Under
What to back up
, in
Items to back up selection rules
, click
Change
, and then select
[All
Profiles Folder]
from the list. Click
OK
.
Details
. This selection rule means that the folders containing Windows users’ files (such as
C:\Documents and Settings and C:\Users) will be backed up regardless of where they are located
on a particular machine. You can add more selection rules to the same policy.
5.
Under
Where to back up
, click
Change
. Select
Store all machines' archives in a single location
.
6.
In the folders tree, expand
Centralized
and select the centralized online vault. If prompted,
specify the credentials for the online storage.
7.
Click
OK
to close the dialog box.
8.
Under
How to back up
, in
Backup scheme
, select
Simple
.
Details.
This scheme will perform the first full backup and subsequent incremental backups. Each
backup will run on the default schedule.
9.
In
Retention rules
, click
Change
and then select to delete backups older than
1
Month(s)
.
10.
Click
OK
to create the policy. It appears in the
Backup policies
view.
11.
Right-click the policy, and then click
Apply
.
12.
In the
Machine Selection
window, select the
All physical machines
check box, and then click
OK
to deploy the policy.
10.3
Backing up using Initial Seeding
This section illustrates how to set up a backup plan to perform monthly disk-level backups of a
machine. You will use the Initial Seeding scheme to upload the initial full backup.
