Backup

You can run your backup set by clicking on the Backup icon. If you have not configured any backup set, you will be asked to create a new backup set.

You can modify your backup options. If you have set up this backup set before, you can simply click on the [Backup] button to start your backup. You can also modify the backup settings such as changing the Destinations and Migrate Data options.

Key:

Field Description
Sort by Select how backup sets are displayed, either by Creation Time or Name (default is Creation Time).

To run a backup:

  1. Click Backup then select the backup set.
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    If you use %edition_name% for the first time, you will be asked to create a new backup set.

  2. You can choose the backup destination if there is more than one configured. All backup destinations are selected by default.
  3. When the Migrate Data option is enabled, the existing data will be migrated to the latest version during a backup job. This option is disabled by default.
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    In case the Deduplication is disabled for the backup set, the Migrate Data option will not be displayed.

  4. Click on [Backup] to start.
Refer to the links below for more information on these features.

When the backup is backing up to the storage, you can see the backup status and real time backup progress. In case you need to cancel the backup process to a storage destination, you can click on the [X] button to cancel it.

You will get an idea of the backup status by looking at the colour of the progress bar.

Green Backup completed successfully
Yellow Backup completed with warning(s)
Red Backup failed
Blue Backup in progress

Click on the [Browse] button to see the details of the backup.

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