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    Settings

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    General

    Agent file backup job settings - General

    Include access-control lists (ACLs)

    Check-mark this check box to include access-control lists (ACLs) for files and folders selected during a back up.

    ACLs contain the user and group permissions for files and folders.

    It's recommended to back up ACLs to maintain the same security configuration if the files and folders are restored.

    The Include access-control lists check box is check-marked and disabled when the target destination is an Amazon S3 compatible device.

    Compress backup

    Check-mark this check box to enable compressing the data selected during a back up.

    Compressing the data usually saves space on the target destination, increases backup transfer speeds, and saves bandwidth.

    The Compress backup check box is check-marked and disabled when the target destination is a cloud storage device.

    The Compress backup check box should not be check-marked and disabled when the target destination is an Amazon S3 compatible device.

    Eject Media

    Check-mark this check box to automatically eject the media after a backup has completed.

    The device must support the ability to eject media.

    The Automatically eject media at the end of job check box should not be check-marked and disabled when the target destination is a cloud storage device, S3, Amazon S3 compatible device and network.

    Create shadow copy

    Check-mark this check box to automatically backup open files on the local system using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).

    Detect changed destination drive letter

    Check-mark this check box to automatically select the correct removable disk device (USB) even when it's drive letter changes.

    The Detect changed destination drive letter check box should not be check-marked and disabled when the target destination is a cloud storage device, S3, Amazon S3 compatible device and network.

    Include empty folders

    Check-mark this check box to backup empty folders.

    The Include empty folders check box should not be check-marked and disabled when the target destination is a cloud storage device and Amazon S3 compatible device.

    After back up power operation

    Select an option from the After back up power operation drop down to allow the action to perform after the backup job completes.

    Value Description
    None Nothing will occur after the backup job completes.
    Shutdown Shutdown the computer when the backup job completes.
    Restart Restart the computer when the backup job completes.

    Verify Mode

    Select an option from the Verify Mode drop down to allow the backup verify after completion.

    This can only be set to None when the target destination is a cloud storage device. This can only be set to Quick when the target destination is an Amazon S3 compatible device.

    Value Description
    None Do not perform any verification.
    Quick Perform fast verification of media indexes only.
    Advanced Perform full comparison of the backup file to the original file.

    Write mode

    Select an option from the Write mode drop down to set the backup write mode.

    This can only be set to Append when the target destination is a cloud storage device and Amazon S3 compatible device.

    This can only be set to Overwrite when the target destination is an Amazon S3 device.

    Value Description
    Append Appends to recognized media. Automatically formats blank or unrecognized media.
    Overwrite Overwrites all recognized media. Automatically formats blank or unrecognized media.

    Backup type

    Select an option from the Backup type drop down to set the backup mode.

    Value Description
    Full The full
    Incremental The incremental
    Differential The differential
    Snapshot The Snapshot

    Encryption

    Encryption type

    Select an option from the Encryption type drop down to set the encryption type.

    Encryption type must match the device's encryption type when the target destination is a cloud storage device.

    This can only be set to None and field is disabled when the target destination is an Amazon S3 compatible device.

    Value Description
    None No encryption
    Blowfish Blowfish encryption
    AES128 AES-128 encryption
    AES192 AES-192 encryption
    AES256 AES-256 encryption

    Encryption key

    The Encryption key is your personal encryption key. The Encryption key you enter must be between 8 to 20 characters long.

    Encryption key must be empty when the target destination is a cloud storage device.

    Agent file backup job settings - Encryption

    Filters

    Agent file backup job settings - Filters

    Filters key is disabled when the target destination is an Amazon S3 compatible device.

    Include files

    Wildcard file masks with comma separated (e.g. *.doc) can be used to filter the files to be included for backup.

    The length must be 3072 characters or fewer.

    Exclude files

    Wildcard file masks with comma separated (e.g. *.exe) can be used to filter the files to be excluded for backup.

    The length must be 3072 characters or fewer.

    Include files created from

    Includes files whose created date starts from this date.

    The date and time must be set at a minimum from 1970 to the maximum 2038-1-18 11:59:59 PM, in UTC.

    'From' date must be less than the 'To' date.

    Include files created to

    Includes files whose created date ends with this date.

    The date and time must be set at a minimum from 1970 to the maximum 2038-1-18 11:59:59 PM, in UTC.

    'To' date must be greater than the 'From' date.

    Include files modified from

    Includes files whose modified date starts from this date.

    The date and time must be set at a minimum from 1970 to the maximum 2038-1-18 11:59:59 PM, in UTC.

    'From' date must be less than the 'To' date.

    Include files modified to

    Includes files whose modified date ends with this date.

    The date and time must be set at a minimum from 1970 to the maximum 2038-1-18 11:59:59 PM, in UTC.

    'To' date must be greater than the 'From' date.

    Include files accessed from

    Includes files whose accessed date starts from this date.

    The date and time must be set at a minimum from 1970 to the maximum 2038-1-18 11:59:59 PM, in UTC.

    'From' date must be less than the 'To' date.

    Include files accessed to

    Includes files whose accessed date ends with this date.

    The date and time must be set at a minimum from 1970 to the maximum 2038-1-18 11:59:59 PM, in UTC.

    'To' date must be greater than the 'From' date.

    Include files minimum size in kilobytes

    Includes files with the given minimum size in kilobytes.

    The file size must be set at a minimum from 0 to the maximum 9007199254740991.998046875 KBs. Value must have a maximum of 28 decimal places.

    Minimum Size must be less than or equal to the Maximum Size.

    Include files maximum size in kilobytes

    Includes files with the given maximum size in kilobytes.

    The file size must be set at a minimum from 0 to the maximum 9007199254740991.998046875 KBs. Value must have a maximum of 28 decimal places.

    Maximum Size must be greater than or equal to the Minimum Size.

    Exclude files with attributes

    Excludes the files with selected attributes.

    Notification

    Agent file backup job settings - Notification

    Print log

    Check-mark this check box to automatically print the log to the agent's default printer.

    Send e-mail notifications

    Check-mark this check box to enable email notifications for the backup job.

    Email Server Type

    Select an option from the Email Server Type drop down to set the email server type.

    Value Description
    NovaBACKUP Email Server A pre-configured email notification service.
    Custom Email Server Configurable SMTP server settings.

    To

    The recipient e-mail address is required to send notifications when email notification is enabled.

    Separate multiple email addresses by a semicolon.

    The length of recipient e-mail address must be less than or up to 128 characters.

    CC

    The carbon copied email recipients.

    Separate multiple email addresses by a semicolon.

    The length of e-mail address must be less than or up to 128 characters.

    Subject

    The email subject.

    The length of subject must be less than or up to 30000 characters.

    Attach log file

    Check-mark this check box to attach the log to the email.

    Sender Name

    The name of the email sender.

    The sender name is required for server type custom SMTP.

    The length of sender name must be less than or up to 50 characters.

    Sender Email Address

    The email sender address.

    The sender email address is required for server type custom SMTP.

    The length of sender email address must be less than or up to 128 characters.

    Server Address

    The email server address.

    The email server address is required for server type custom SMTP.

    The length of email server address must be less than or up to 50 characters.

    Server Port

    The email server port.

    The email server port is required for server type custom SMTP.

    The email server port value must be between 1 and 65535.

    Enable SSL

    Check-mark this check box indicating whether SSL is used.

    The SSL is enabled when server type is custom SMTP.

    Enable Authentication

    Check-mark this check box to enable email authentication.

    User Name

    User name for enable authentication.

    Length of UserName must be less than or up to 50 characters.

    Password

    Password for enable authentication.

    Length of Password must be less than or up to 256 characters.

    Retry Count

    The maximum number of times to retry sending the email on failure.

    The retry count value must be between 1 and 5.

    TimeoutSeconds

    The number of seconds to wait before the request times out.

    The timeout seconds value must be between 1 and 30.

    Condition

    The 'Condition' is enabled either check-marked print log or send email notification check box.

    Select an option from the Condition option to set the notification condition.

    Value Description
    WhenLogContainsMessagesOrWarningsOrErrors When log contains messages, warnings, or errors.
    WhenLogContainsWarningsOrErrors When log contains warnings or errors.
    WhenLogContainsErrors When log contains errors.
    Always Always.

    Custom commands

    Run before backup

    Enter the command or program you want to execute before a backup operation.

    The length of Run before backup must be less than or up to 256 characters.

    Run after backup

    Enter the command or program you want to execute after a backup operation.

    The length of Run after backup must be less than or up to 256 characters.

    Agent file backup job settings - Custom commands

    Network credentials

    User name

    User name for connecting to network location such as NAS device or network share with a specific username and password. User name can be given in domain\username format.

    Length of domain and username must be less than or up to 50 characters each.

    Password

    Password for connecting to network location such as NAS device or network share with a specific username and password.

    Length of Password must be less than or up to 256 characters.

    Agent file backup job settings - Network credentials

    Run as

    Run as type

    Select Run as type from Logged in user and Specific user options.

    User name

    User name for run as a specific username and password. User name can be given in domain\username format.

    Length of domain and username must be less than or up to 50 characters each.

    Password

    Password for run as a specific username and password.

    Length of Password must be less than or up to 256 characters.

    Check credentials

    Click Check credentials to verify the credentials.

    Agent file backup job settings - Run as

    Retention

    Delete backups older than

    Check-mark the check box Delete backups older than and select the maximum age of backups to keep.

    The Delete backups older than check box is un-checked and disabled when the target destination is not an Amazon S3 compatible device.

    When the Delete backups older than check box is first check-marked, the default retention period is 30 days.

    Retention Period

    The minimum retention period is 1 and the maximum is 99.

    Retention Period Type

    The retention period type must be Day(s), Month(s), or Year(s).

    Agent file backup job settings - Retention

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