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The above settings are not effective for the files or folders that were explicitly selected for backup.

For example, assume that you selected the folder MyFolder and the file MyFile.tmp outside that

folder, and selected to skip all .tmp files. In this case, all .tmp files in the folder MyFolder will be

skipped during the backup process, but the file MyFile.tmp will not be skipped.

4.2.4 Access credentials for archive location

Specify credentials required for access to the location where the backup archive will be stored. The

user whose name is specified will be considered as the archive owner.

To specify credentials

1. Select one of the following:

 Use the plan's credentials

The program will access the source data using the credentials of the backup plan account

specified in the Plan parameters section.

 Use the following credentials

The program will access the source data using the credentials you specify.

Use this option if the plan account does not have access permissions to the location. You

might need to provide special credentials for a network share or a storage node vault.

Specify:

 User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also

specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username or Username@domain).

 Password. The password for the account.

2. Click OK.

Warning: According to the original FTP specification, credentials required for access to FTP servers are

transferred through a network as plaintext. This means that the user name and password can be intercepted by

an eavesdropper using a packet sniffer.

4.2.5 Backup schemes

Choose one of the available backup schemes:

 Simple – to schedule when and how often to backup data and specify retention rules.

 Run now - to perform the backup immediately right after you click the OK button.

 Grandfather-Father-Son – to use the Grandfather-Father-Son backup scheme. The scheme does

not allow data to be backed up more than once a day. You set the days of week when the daily

backup will be performed and select from these days the day of weekly/monthly backup. Then

you set the retention periods for the daily (referred to as "sons"), weekly (referred to as

"fathers") and monthly (referred to as "grandfathers") backups. The expired backups will be

deleted automatically.

 Tower of Hanoi – to use the Tower of Hanoi backup scheme. This scheme allows you to schedule

when and how often to back up (sessions) and select the number of backup levels (up to 16). The

data can be backed up more than once a day. By setting up the backup schedule and selecting

backup levels, you automatically obtain the rollback period – the guaranteed number of sessions

that you can go back at any time. The automatic cleanup mechanism maintains the required

rollback period by deleting the expired backups and keeping the most recent backups of each

level.