Back Up Files
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ReadyNAS Duo, NV+, and 1100
Create a Backup Job
You can use FrontView to create a backup job for your ReadyNAS system.
To create a backup job:
1.
If you need to back up a large share while users are accessing it, consider creating a
snapshot of the share and backing up the snapshot.
For more information, see
Use Snapshots
on page
87.
2.
From the FrontView main menu, select
Backup > Add a New Backup Job
.
3.
In the Select backup source pane, determine what to back up, as follows:
•
To back up data on the ReadyNAS system, see
Select a Location on Your ReadyNAS
System
on page
82.
•
To back up data that is not on the ReadyNAS system, see
Select a Remote Location
on page
82.
4.
In the Select backup destination pane, determine the destination for the backup, as follows:
•
If the data you are backing up is local, choose a remote location for the destination.
For more information, see
Select a Remote Location
on page
82.
•
If the data you are backup up is remote, choose a location on the ReadyNAS system
for the destination. For more information, see
Select a Location on Your ReadyNAS
System
on page
82.
5.
In the Choose backup schedule pane, determine when to perform the backup job.
For more information, see
Determine When to Perform the Backup
on page
84.
6.
In the Choose backup options pane, set backup job options.
For more information, see
Set Backup Options
on page
85.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
