Quick Start Guide

2 Create a backup prole holding all details needed for the backup, lename of
the archive le, scope, and type of the backup:
2a Select Prole Management > Add.
2b Enter a name for the archive.
2c Enter the path to the location of the backup if you want to keep a
local backup. For your backup to be archived on a network server
(via NFS), enter the IP address or name of the server and the direc-
tory that should hold your archive.
2d Determine the archive type and click Next.
2e Determine the backup options to use, such as whether les not be-
longing to any package should be backed up and whether a list of
les should be displayed prior to creating the archive. Also determine
whether changed les should be identied using the time-consuming
MD5 mechanism.
Use Expert to enter a dialog for the backup of entire hard disk areas.
Currently, this option only applies to the Ext2 le system.
2f Finally, set the search constraints to exclude certain system areas
from the backup area that do not need to be backed up, such as lock
les or cache les. Add, edit, or delete items until your needs are
met and leave with OK.
3 Once you have nished the prole settings, you can start the backup right
away with Create Backup or congure automatic backup. It is also possible
to create other proles tailored for various other purposes.
To congure automatic backup for a given prole, proceed as follows:
1 Select Automatic Backup from the Prole Management menu.
2 Select Start Backup Automatically.
3 Determine the backup frequency. Choose daily, weekly, or monthly.
4 Determine the backup start time. These settings depend on the backup fre-
quency selected.
5 Decide whether to keep old backups and how many should be kept. To receive
an automatically generated status message of the backup process, check
Send Summary Mail to User root.
6 Click OK to apply your settings and have the rst backup start at the time
specied.
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