User manual

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Table of contents
1 About the backup service .................................................................................................3
1.1 User accounts ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Components ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Supported web browsers ........................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Supported operating systems and environments ..................................................................... 5
2 Step-by-step instructions .................................................................................................7
2.1 Activating the backup service subscription ............................................................................... 7
2.2 Creating a group ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Creating a backup account ........................................................................................................ 8
2.4 Activating the backup account .................................................................................................. 8
2.5 Installing software on the end-user machines .......................................................................... 9
2.5.1 Preparation ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5.2 Installing backup clients ................................................................................................................................ 10
2.6 Accessing the backup management console ...........................................................................11
2.7 Backup .....................................................................................................................................11
2.7.1 Selecting machines ........................................................................................................................................ 11
2.7.2 Selecting data to back up .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.7.3 Selecting destination ..................................................................................................................................... 12
2.7.4 Schedule and retention rules ....................................................................................................................... 12
2.7.5 Specifying parameters and saving the backup plan ................................................................................... 13
2.7.6 Starting the backup manually....................................................................................................................... 13
2.8 Recovery ..................................................................................................................................13
2.8.1 Recovering disks ............................................................................................................................................ 13
2.8.2 Recovering files.............................................................................................................................................. 14
2.9 Creating a report about the service usage ..............................................................................16