User guide

To back up a machine to the online storage

1. Connect the console to the machine you want to back up.

2. Click Create backup plan.

3. Under What to back up, click Items to back up.

4. In Data to back up, select Files, and then select the files and folders that you want to back up.

Click OK to close the window.

5. Under Where to back up, click Location, and choose your online storage. If you are not

authorized yet, click Log in and specify your credentials for the online storage.

6. You can also change the default archive name. Click OK to close the window.

7. Under How to back up, in Backup scheme, select Simple.

Details. This scheme will perform the first full backup and subsequent incremental backups. Each

backup will run on the default schedule.

8. In Retention rules, select Delete backups older than..., and then specify the value of 12 months.

9. Click OK to save the backup plan.

Details. You will see the Backup plans and tasks view with the backup plan you have just

created.

9.2 Backing up multiple machines

In this step, you will set up a centralized backup plan for backup of user files from all machines

registered on the management server to the online storage. Using a similar procedure, you can back

up machine volumes or entire machines.

Before creating a backup plan, make sure that you have activated (p. 23) a separate subscription for

each machine.

To back up multiple machines to the online storage

1. Connect the console to the management server.

2. Click Create backup plan.

3. Under What to back up, click Items to back up.

4. In Data to back up, select Files.

5. Select Use policy rules for selection.

6. In Use the following rules, select [All Profiles Folder], and then click Add rule.

7. Click %ALLUSERSPROFILE% and click Delete.

Details. This selection rule means that the folders containing Windows users’ files (such as

C:\Documents and Settings and C:\Users) will be backed up regardless of where they are located

on a particular machine. You can add more selection rules to the same policy.

8. Select the Management Server check box. Click OK to close the window.

9. Under Where to back up, click Location.

10. In the folders tree, expand Centralized and select the centralized online vault. If prompted,

specify the credentials for the online storage.

11. You can also change the default archive name. Click OK to close the window.

12. Under How to back up, in Backup scheme, select Simple.

Details. This scheme will perform the first full backup and subsequent incremental backups. Each

backup will run on the default schedule.