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Backup Profiles

Online Backup > Backup Profiles

The Backup Profiles page defines online backup configuration profiles. Each backup profile represents a different set of enabled or disabled online backup options, including file types and file locations to be backed up. Include and exclude rules can be defined by file type. Files and directories are included/excluded using a fixed order of precedence.

Changes to a profile affect all machine IDs assigned that profile. Typically different types of machines require different online backup profiles. A sample online profile is provided for you. You can't change a sample profile, but you can save it under a new name and make changes to the copy. Online backup profile options include bandwidth throttling. and CPU throttling performance options.

Backup profiles are optional but highly recommended. The other only method of scheduling an online backup requires you to select individual files on a machine. Backup profiles are assigned to a machine ID account using the profile selector in the upper right hand corner of the Schedule page.

Retention Policy

  • 30 days of backup data are retained in the online storage space.
  • Incremental backups are only stored if the file has changed.
  • If more than 30 incremental backups have been stored, the next backup after the last 30th incremental is a mirror backup (full).
  • If an incremental is 80% or more of the size of the file being backed up, a mirror backup (full) is created.
  • If a file has not changed for more than 30 days, only the latest version is retained.
  • If a file is deleted from the agent, the latest version will be kept offsite indefinitely unless deleted using the Manage function.

Actions

  • New - Create a new profile.
  • Save - Save changes to selected profile.
  • Save As - Save a selected profile under a new name.
  • Rename - Rename a selected profile.
  • Delete - Delete a selected profile.

File Rules

Note: When specifying objects to include or exclude in a profile, enter a % character as the first character to display a list of profile variables. Not all profile variables apply to OSX operating systems.

Include Files and Folders

Specify the types of files to include.

  • Include File Type - Enter file type extensions separated by a space. Example. DOC TXT PDF HTML
  • Include Folder - Enter the path of a folder to include.
  • Include File - Enter the full path of a file to include.
  • Exclude files greater than <N> megabytes - Enter the number of megabytes.

Exclude Files and Folders

Files and directories are included/excluded using a fixed order of precedence.

  • Exclude File Type - Enter file type extensions separated by a space. Example. DOC TXT PDF HTML
  • Exclude Folder - Enter the full path of the folder to exclude.
  • Exclude File - Enter the full path of the file to exclude.

Performance

  • Enable Bandwidth Throttling - If checked, bandwidth throttling is enabled, using the options you specify below.
    • Limit the transfer to a percentage of the total network connection - Select or enter the percentage of network connection bandwidth allocated to online backups.
    • Throttle all day long / Throttle between the following hours - Select when bandwidth throttling occurs during the day or night.
  • Enable CPU Throttling - If checked, CPU throttling is enabled using the options below.
    • Limit the amount of CPU as a percentage utilized by Online Backup - Limit the percentage of CPU allocated to Online Backup.
    • Throttle all day long / Throttle between the following hours - Select when CPU throttling occurs during the day or night.