Backup Configuration

Backup Status

Toggle backup activity.

Global Settings

Backup Type

Save all of your information, use less disk space, but take more time to create a backup.

Save all of your information, use more disk space, but take less time to complete a backup.

Only save the information that has changed since your last backup.

If you enable this option and the available disk space is less than the amount that you specified, the system will not run the backup.

Maximum Destination Backup Timeout

Enter the number of seconds during which the destination backup will attempt to run. If the destination backup attempt is not successful during this time, it will time out and stop.

Maximum Backup Restoration Timeout

Enter the number of seconds during which the system will attempt to run the backup restoration. If the restoration cannot complete in the specified time, it will cancel.

Scheduling and Retention

Files

Select the files that you want to include in a backup.

Root users can toggle a user account backup or assign a specific backup system to a user.

Recommended. Supports server restoration.

Databases

Select the databases that you want to include in a backup.

Back up SQL Databases

Configure the Backup Directory

Default Backup Directory

You must enter an absolute path to the local backup directory.

Backup Staging Directory

You must enter an absolute path. The backup staging directory temporarily stores a remote backup’s files and directories during a backup restoration. The directory empties once the system restores the backup.

Retain backups in the default local backup directory, even after the system transfers the backups to another destination.

If you disable this option, the system will delete the backups after they move to another destination.

Requires a separate drive or other mount point.