System Backup and Recovery > Profiles > Manage > New Profile or Edit Profile
Click New Profile or Edit Profile to display a wizard that sets the following options.
Changes to a profile take effect when a profile is reapplied to a machine. You do not have to remove, then re-apply the profile.
All System Backup and Recovery images backups use high compression. This cannot be overridden.
Once a profile is created the Split Image Size cannot be changed and the password cannot be changed.
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Profile Name - Specifies a profile name. The profile name is used as a prefix for each backup image file created using this profile.
Volumes to Backup
All Fixed Drives - If checked, backs up all fixed drives on a target machine.
All Removable Drives - If checked, backs up all removable drives on a target machine.
Select Volumes - Backs up selected volumes by drive letter on a target machine.
Backup Destination
Select a Destination - The location used by this profile to store backup image files.
Click the Edit button to display the Configure Destination dialog and the following options.
Destination Type
Network Share - If selected, specify a network share on the same LAN using UNC notation. Example: \\10.10.32.48\KSBR. The share must already exist. If you specify a folder underneath a share that already exists, the folder will be created for you.
Local Directory - If selected, specify a local drive letter and folder path. Example: C:\KSBR.
Destination Path - Specify the UNC share or local directory path.
Network Credentials - Applies only if Network Share is selected. A credential is required to access the network share on the storage location machine.
Connect using the ShadowProtect Backup Service credentials - Accesses a network share using an anonymous credential. Useful on internal networks where secure authentication is not required between source and destination machines.
Use set credentials for this agent - Use the credential set for the storage location agent machine on the Agent > Configure Agents > Set Credential page. This option is recommended if secure authentication is required. Since the credential is already specified on the Set Credential page you don't have to re-enter it here.
Connect using specific user credentials - Requires entering a specific user credential.
Domain or Computer or NAS - Enter the name of a domain, computer or network access server.
User Name - Enter a username.
Password - Enter a password.
Schedule
Schedule - All machines assigned this profile perform this schedule.
Now - Specifies a backup as soon as the profile is assigned to the machine. If a profile schedule is changed to "Now" after being assigned to a machine, the profile must be reassigned to the machine for the "Now" option to trigger the creation of a backup.
Full - Specifies a full volume backup. A full backup can mount or restore an image without reference to any other backup.
Differential - Backs up the changes between the last full backup and the differential backup. A differential backup requires its corresponding full backup to mount or restore a complete image. Differentials reduce storage requirements. If a full backup does not already exist on a machine assigned this option, a full backup is created.
Later - Specifies a full volume backup for a start date and time.
Weekly - Specifies full volume backups and incremental volume backups on a weekly schedule. If incremental backups for any weekday are selected, a Start/Stop daily range of time for creating backups must be specified. Specifying the Minutes between Backups determines the Number of Backups a Day created for incremental backups.
Monthly - Specifies full volume backups and incremental volume backups on a monthly calendar day schedule. If incremental backups for any weekday are selected, a Start/Stop daily range of time for creating backups must be specified. Specifying the Hours between Backups determines the number of backups a day created for incremental backups.
Split Image / <Size> Mb - If checked, splits a backup image file into multiple, smaller files of a fixed file size. Useful for storing backups on multiple CDs or DVDs. Once a profile is created the Split Image Size cannot be changed.
Include Free Space - If checked, backs up all sectors on the volume, including free space sectors. Image files are larger, but backing up all sectors preserves previously deleted files.
Encryption Password - If a password is specified and a backup created using the profile, the backup is encrypted using AES-256 encryption. Mounting the backup requires you to enter the password. Once a profile is created the password cannot be changed. Recommendations:
Use at least eight characters.
Use a random mixture of characters, upper and lower case and numbers.
Don’t use a word found in the dictionary.
Change your password regularly or if you suspect your password has been compromised.
Note: Changing the password will make it impossible to mount or restore a backup image using the old password.
2nd and subsequent full backups are differentials - If checked, creates differential backups instead of full backups for second and subsequent scheduled backups. This reduces storage needs for the backup image files over time.
Enable write caching - If checked, enables file caching when writing the backup image file. Enabling may slow down the imaging process. In specialized cases it can speed up the imaging process.
Enable concurrent task execution - If checked, all volumes on a single machine are backed up concurrently. If blank, only one volume on a single machine is backed up at a time. Ensure the capacity of your hardware can support the high disk load.
Enable self-healing incremental recovery - If checked, recovery involves creating an incremental image as planned, along with a differential image based on the most recent incremental image and current volume. This prevents disruption of the incremental backup schedule, but can result in increased CPU and network bandwidth when compared to creating a new backup image set. If blank, a system error that interrupts incremental tracking causes a new full image and image set to be started.
Auto-execution of unexecuted task - If checked, the last scheduled backup is executed if it was missed. For example, a machine may be powered down. Only the last scheduled backup for each machine assigned this profile is executed.
Generate MD5 file when creating an image file - If checked, an MD5 checksum file is created with the backup image file. The checksum confirms the file integrity of the backup image files.
Ignore Read Failures and continue backup - If checked, disk read errors are ignored during the creation of backup image files. If blank, a disk read error results in a failed backup. Alerts should be configured to notify service providers that a backup has failed.
Performance throttling - Specifies how much I/O bandwidth can be be used to create the backup image file. 100% uses all I/O bandwidth. Use the slider bar to adjust this setting. Reducing I/O usage increases the time it takes to create a backup image file.
Retention Policy
Enable a retention policy - If checked, enables an automatic image set retention policy.
Number of most-recent backup image sets to retain - Specifies the maximum number of image sets to retain. An image set is the combination of a full image and all additional incremental images necessary to restore a computer to a given point-in-time. When the maximum number is reached, the oldest image set is deleted. By default, the oldest image set is not deleted until after the new image set is created. Select one of the following:
Delete both the full and incremental backup images in the set. - If selected, all image set files are deleted, both full and incremental.
Delete only the incremental backup images (retain full backup images). - If selected only incremental backup images are deleted.
Enforce policy before starting the next full backup - If checked, the oldest image set is deleted before the new image set is created.
