User manual

bACkup to AmAzon S3
An administrator can back up the contents of the DataGuard Appliance
to an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) server with an
Amazon account. To create an Amazon S3 backup, follow these steps:
1. From the NAS tab, click the Backup menu item, then click the
Amazon S3 folder tab.
2. Click the Create button and complete the required settings in the
Create Remote Backup menu.
3. Select one of the schedule types you want for the backup solution.
4. When done, click the Run button. The new backup schedule is
applied. You can click the Test button to test the server before
applying the settings.
5. To change the configuration setting of a scheduled S3 backup, move
your pointer over the listed configuration to reveal the Settings icon
and click on it to display the configuration settings menu.
Configure the following settings for Amazon S3:
Setting Description
Local Path
Click to select which folders to back up.
Direction
Select Download (from Amazon S3 to device) or
Upload (from device to Amazon S3)
Access Key
Enter the Access key for the Amazon S3 server.
Private Key
Enter the Private key for the Amazon S3 server.
Retries
Number
Enter the number of attempts to retry if the
negotiation fails.
Incremental
Backup
Select this option to add updated files only.
Synchronized
Backup
Select this option to delete extra files while
synchronizing.
Schedule
Choose the schedule option and configure the desired
schedule for backups:
Disable—Disables Amazon S3 backup
• Time interval by hour—Backup is done at the hourly
interval you choose from the drop-down menu
• Daily—Backup is scheduled at the time of day you
choose from the drop-down menus
• Weekly—Backup is scheduled at the day of the
week, at the time of day you choose from the
drop-down menus.
• Default—Disabled (no backup is scheduled)
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