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Destination
Details
FTP, SFTP
To back up data to FTP or SFTP, type the server name or address in the Path field as
follows:
ftp://ftp_server:port _number or sftp://sftp_server:port number
If the port number is not specified, port 21 is used for FTP and port 22 is used for SFTP.
After entering access credentials, the folders on the server become available. Click the
appropriate folder on the server.
You can access the server as an anonymous user if the server enables such access. To do
so, click Use anonymous access instead of entering credentials.
Note: 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.
4.2.7 Archive validation
Set up the validation task to check if the backed up data is recoverable. If the backup could not pass
the validation successfully, the validation task fails and the backup plan gets the Error status.
To set up validation, specify the following parameters
1. When to validate – select when to perform the validation. As the validation is a
resource-intensive operation, it makes sense to schedule the validation to the managed
machine's off-peak period. On the other hand, if the validation is a major part of your data
protection strategy and you prefer to be immediately informed whether the backed up data is
not corrupted and can be successfully recovered, think of starting the validation right after
backup creation.
2. What to validate – select either to validate the entire archive or the latest backup in the archive.
Validation of a file backup imitates recovery of all files from the backup to a dummy destination.
Validation of a volume backup calculates a checksum for every data block saved in the backup.
Validation of the archive will validate all the archive’s backups and may take a long time and a lot
of system resources.
3. Validation schedule (appears only if you have selected the on schedule in step 1) - set the
schedule of validation. For more information see the Scheduling (p. 53) section.
4.2.8 Backup plan's credentials
Provide the credentials for the account under which the plan's tasks will run.
To specify credentials
1. Select one of the following:
 Run under the current user
The tasks will run under the credentials with which the user who starts the tasks is logged on.
If any of the tasks has to run on schedule, you will be asked for the current user's password
on completing the plan creation.
 Use the following credentials
The tasks will always run under the credentials you specify, whether started manually or
executed on schedule.
Specify: