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Installation - Getting Started
2.9 Data Backup
HDX does not incorporate an integral backup disk drive
and we strongly advise that you protect your stored music
by implementing a regular backup to a Network Attached
Storage (NAS) hard disk drive.
HDX backup must only be performed over the network and
we recommend that weekly, automated time-stamped,
differential backups are carried out. To help facilitate
backups, HDX music is made available as a read only
drive on the network.
The majority of commercially available NAS drives
incorporate setup menus, accessed via a web browser,
that enable regular automated backup of a specified
target drive to be configured.
The automated backup setup procedure for the majority
of NAS drives will be similar to the one described in the
following steps.
•
Ensure that the NAS drive and Unitiserve are on the
same network and switched on. Read the NAS drive
user instructions and make sure you understand its
operation.
•
From a computer connected to the network open
a web browser application and browse to the NAS
backup drive setup menus. The network “name” or
“address” of the NAS drive will be provided in its user
documentation or on a label affixed to its case.
•
From the NAS drive setup menus, create a new
shared folder on the NAS drive called “HDX Backup”.
•
Again from the NAS drive setup menus, create a new
“backup job”. Select a remote, time-stamp backup
and type the HDX network “name” or “address”
(“NSHDX89B5” or “192.168.0.5” for example) in the
“host” text field. In the “path” field type “Music”. If
login and password fields are provided leave them
blank.
•
If a connection test facility is provided within the
setup menus, use it and wait for a positive result.
•
From the NAS drive setup menus, select the desired
backup format and schedule. We recommend
selecting a weekly, time-stamped, differential
backup. The initial backup may take a considerable
time to complete.
Note:
The backup process may reduce HDX response
speed while it is underway. It is best to schedule backups
to run at times when the HDX is unlikely to be in use.
Note:
A differential backup only records changes that
have occurred since the last backup.
Note:
If a separate NAS drive is used for rip storage in
addition to the HDX internal storage, this must itself be
backed-up. The same NAS drive should not be used for
both primary rip storage and backup.
Note:
As well as using a NAS drive for backup it is also
possible to use an automatic backup application running
on a network connected computer. This option however
requires sufficient hard disk space always to be available
on the computer, and that the computer is left running
permanently to ensure that scheduled backups are not
missed.
Note:
HDX must be switched on for automated backups to
take place.
