Synology SA3200D Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for File Servers - Page 11

Create a backup task - setup

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Backup Configuration Create a backup task In Active Backup for Business, go to File Server > File Servers, select the file server that you want to back up, and click Create Task. Follow the steps in the wizard to select your backup mode, select the folders you want to transfer, and select a retention policy. Select your backup mode Users can select: • Multi-versioned: Each time the task runs, a new version with the changes made on the source will be copied entirely to a new folder on the destination • Mirroring: Each time the task runs, any changes made in the source folder will be copied to the destination and overwrite the existing file, making the destination folder a complete mirror-copy of the source. • Incremental: Each time the task runs, newly added and modified source files will be copied to the destination, overwriting the previous version of the file. Notes: • For Linux sources, block transfers can be configured at a later stage in the setup. Refer to the table below to learn more about final backup file variations for each backup mode. 09

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Backup Configuration
Create a backup task
In
Active Backup for Business
, go to
File Server
>
File Servers
, select the file server that you
want to back up, and click
Create Task
.
Follow the steps in the wizard to select your backup mode, select the folders you want to
transfer, and select a retention policy.
Select your backup mode
Users can select:
Multi-versioned
: Each time the task runs, a new version with the changes made on the
source will be copied entirely to a new folder on the destination
Mirroring
: Each time the task runs, any changes made in the source folder will be copied
to the destination and overwrite the existing file, making the destination folder a complete
mirror-copy of the source.
Incremental
: Each time the task runs, newly added and modified source files will be copied
to the destination, overwriting the previous version of the file.
Notes:
• For Linux sources, block transfers can be configured at a later stage in the setup.
Refer to the table below to learn more about final backup file variations for each backup
mode.