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[Optional] Type a description of the backup plan. To access this option, select the
Advanced
view
check box.
What to backup
Source type
(p. 195)
Select the type of data to back up. The type of data depends on the agents installed on the
machine.
Items to backup
(p. 195)
Specify the data items to back up. A list of items to backup depends on the data type,
specified previously.
Access credentials
(p. 197)
[Optional] Provide credentials for the source data if the plan's account does not have access
permissions to the data. To access this option, select the
Advanced view
check box .
Exclusions
(p. 197)
[Optional] Set up exclusions for the specific types of files you do not wish to back up. To
access this option, select the
Advanced view
check box.
Where to back up
Archive
(p. 198)
Specify path to the location, where the backup archive will be stored, and the archive name.
It is advisable that the archive name be unique within the location. The default archive name
is Archive(N) where N is the sequence number of the archive in the location you have
selected.
Access credentials
(p. 199)
[Optional] Provide credentials for the location if the plan account does not have access
permissions to the location. To access this option, select the
Advanced view
check box.
Archive comments
[Optional] Enter comments on the archive. To access this option, select the
Advanced view
check box.
How to back up
Backup scheme
(p. 200)
Specify when and how often to back up your data; define for how long to keep the created
backup archives in the selected location; set up schedule for the archive cleanup procedure.
Use well-known optimized backup schemes, such as Grandfather-Father-Son and Tower of
Hanoi; create a custom backup scheme, or back up data once.
Archive validation
When to validate
(p. 209)
[Optional] Define when and how often to perform validation and whether to validate the
entire archive or the latest backup in the archive.
Backup options
Settings
[Optional] Configure parameters of the backup operation, such as pre/post backup
commands, maximum network bandwidth allocated for the backup stream or the backup
archive compression level. If you do nothing in this section, the default values (p. 95) will be
used.