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Store your backups both on-site (for immediate recovery) and off-site (to secure the backups
from local storage failure or a natural disaster).
 Using the cloud storage to protect data from a natural disaster
Replicate the backups to the cloud storage by transferring only the data changes.
 Keeping only the latest recovery points
Delete older backups from a fast storage according to retention rules, in order to not overuse
expensive storage space.
Supported locations
You can replicate a backup from any of these locations:
 A local folder
 A network folder
You can replicate a backup to any of these locations:
 A local folder
 A network folder
 The cloud storage
To enable backup replication
1. On the backup plan panel, enable the Replicate backups switch.
2. In Where to replicate, specify the replication destination, as described in "Selecting a
destination" (p. 31).
3. In How long to keep, specify the retention rules, as described in "Retention rules" (p. 33).
2.8.7 Encryption
We recommend that you encrypt all backups that are stored in the cloud storage, especially if your
company is subject to regulatory compliance.
Important There is no way to recover encrypted backups if you lose or forget the password.
Encryption in a backup plan
To enable encryption, specify the encryption settings when creating a backup plan. After a backup
plan is applied, the encryption settings cannot be modified. To use different encryption settings,
create a new backup plan.
To specify the encryption settings in a backup plan
1. On the backup plan panel, enable the Encryption switch.
2. Specify and confirm the encryption password.
3. Select one of the following encryption algorithms:
 AES 128 – the backups will be encrypted by using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
algorithm with a 128-bit key.
 AES 192 – the backups will be encrypted by using the AES algorithm with a 192-bit key.
 AES 256 – the backups will be encrypted by using the AES algorithm with a 256-bit key.
4. Click OK.