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1. E st VI 1 Install DL 4 Backup Automatically or manually 2 Create a 3 Select files and Backup Account folders for backup Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX For the latest system requirements and compatibility information please refer to the System Requirements and Compatibility Matrix The DL MSI file contains pre configured information to make installing DL quick and easy For more information on creating MSI files and launching them from the Run Command please refer to the Attix5 Pro Storage Platform Console User Manual i Note The options available during the installation process depend on the settings enabled by the administrator when the MSI file was created These options range from advanced install settings to specifying the install location The default install path is C Program Files Attix5 Pro A Pre installation warnings Ifrunning antivirus software please ensure that all Attix5 Pro folders are excluded from being scanned to avoid data corruption Both antivirus software scans and backup processes are resource intensive It is advised not to run a backup and virus scan at the same time as this will significantly decrease machine performance Windows will check whether you are running the MSI file suited to the installed operating system You will not be allowed to install a 64 bit DL Backup Client on a 32 bit OS and neither will you be allowed to install a DL Back
2. do n t show this warning Cancel Snooze for 5 min The warning will appear as a popup informing you that you have not backed up and providing the option to back up now Click the Backup Now button to back up immediately Alternatively depending on the settings specified by your backup administrator you may be able to snooze or cancel the warning COPYyrignt Y ATUXo All FIQGATS reserv ed Pyro J ATTIX Backup Priority You can use the Backup Priority page in the Options and Settings dialog box to limit CPU usage and disk access Backup Priority Run backups in the background Aun hackups in the background if it affects other anpp cabans The Backup Client uses a fair portion of the available processing power to patch compress and encrypt files during the backup process The constant disk access that the backup process requires can also reduce performance for other applications although it ensures that the process completes as quickly as possible If you use the computer while it is backing up you might experience some performance deterioration To lessen this effect you can choose to run backups in the background on Windows Vista and later machines or lower the processor usage and or disk access on Windows XP machines Warning If you use the highest Processor usage setting on Windows XP it will affect server performance during the backup i Note If you use the highest Disk access setting on
3. Encryption key eee00000 Confirm key IF you lose this key you mil not be able to restore your data Please write it down and store it somewhere safe AN Warning Please write down your encryption key and store it in a safe place as YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTORE YOUR DATA WITHOUT IT 4 Click Set up connection settings if you d like to configure your connection to the Storage Platform 5 Click Next When connecting to an existing Account 1 Inthe Backup Account name box type the Backup Account name 2 In the Backup Account password box type the Account password 3 Inthe Encryption key box type the encryption key chosen when the Backup Account was created 4 Click settings if you d like to configure Set up connection your connection to the Storage Platform 5 Click Next Bj Setup Wizard J Backup Account Details Enter your existing Backup Account details Backup Account name Backup Account password Minimum 4 characters Encrypt your data on the Storage Platform Encryption key Set up connection settings Hep Back next _ cancel Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Step 4 of 6 Confirm Backup Account summary Confirm that the information you have E Setup Wizard lt 2 gt Backup Account Summary Storage Platform settings supplied is correct and then click Create or Reconnect depending on whether you a
4. Options and Settings dialog box to Retrieve Backup Account settings Modify security settings Backup Account TAAHIR PC TAAHIR TEST JOHN pm win2008r2 1024 0 MB Prompt for password Never default 1 When doing a restore 0 When loading the Backup Client Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX The Backup Account page consists of the following areas Details Security This area displays your Backup Account information as it is configured on the Storage Platform You can use the Retrieve settings button to retrieve your Backup Account details from the Storage Platform Y p This button is useful to verify that the Backup Account limit has been modified after requesting a change from the backup administrator or to update Backup Group Profiling settings If you need to change your password or encryption key click the Change password or Change encryption key buttons Warnings Changing the encryption key involves intensive processing on the Storage Platform and may take several minutes You should avoid doing this unless the encryption key has been compromised Disaster recovery is not possible without the encryption key Please ensure that this key is kept in a safe place THIS ENCRYPTION KEY IS NOT STORED ON THE STORAGE PLATFORM AND CANNOT BE RECOVERED OR RESET IF LOST You can select whether or not the Backup Client should prompt for the Backup Account password Three options are avail
5. Windows XP the Backup Client will continuously use all available disk access to read and write to the disk ensuring that the process completes as quickly as possible The process will take longer if this setting is lowered but other disk intensive applications will perform better Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Disk Usage You can use the Disk Usage page in the Options and Settings dialog box to specify the working folders and control the cache Disk Usage emp C Program Files AttixS Pro Backup Client DL toBackup Cache C Program Files VAttix5 Pro Backup Client DL cache Database C Program Files Attix5 Pro Backup Client DL Note Performance m l he degraded if the Cache and Temp folders are an different arves Cache Days to keep files in Cache Nofe The fanger fies are kept in cache the Setter the chances are that pafoles instead of ful files are sent duning backup Working Folders If you have limited space on the drive where the Backup Client is installed you can move the Temp Cache and Database folders to another location Temp Used as temporary workspace when the files are patched compressed and encrypted Cache Keeps a local compressed and encrypted copy of the selected files for a specified number of days Database Compares the latest backup selection with the previous backup to determine the changes Notes K
6. after skppedbacups Do notdspeywamng w ada a aaia The Advanced Communications page consists of the following areas Secure Connection Retries and Timeouts Skipped Backups Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Secure Connection Use secure SSL enabled connection for data transfer recommended This option is selected by default enabling SSL encryption for Backup Client to StorageServer data transfers Deselecting this option disables SSL encryption for data transfer This enhances transfer speeds but should only be done within a secure network environment i Notes Disabling this feature will only have an effect on security for the actual data transfer and not the encryption of the data on the Storage Platform Secure data transfer connections can only be disabled if the StorageServer has been configured to accept non secure connections If the StorageServer cannot accept non secure connections an SSL enabled connection will automatically be used instead Warning Before disabling SSL encryption first ensure that the backup environment is secure Retries and Timeouts Number of backup or restore retries By default the Backup Client tries to connect to the Storage Platform four times before cancelling the backup process i Note You are advised to increase the number of attempts when using a slow Internet connection The backup will continue from the previous point of failure and
7. and Settings dialog box Configure the settings in the Automatic Backups area to set up one or more automatic backups For more information see Scheduling automatic backups in Chapter 6 Backups Launch the Account Wizard which is a standalone wizard that enables you to change your Backup Account settings For more information see Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Wizards Remote Management Health Check Snapshot Options Automatic Backups Wizards p Account Wizard Backup Wizard Remote Management Health Check Snapshot p Options Launch the Backup Wizard which is a standalone wizard that enables you to configure your backup settings For more information see Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Access the Remote Management Settings dialog box Using the settings available you can enable Remote Management of the Client via the SP Console For more information see Remote Management in Chapter 9 Options and settings View Help Automatic Backups Wizards Remote Management Health Check Snapshot Options Access the Health Check dialog box Performing a Health Check enables you to highlight possible issues For more information see Health Check in Chapter 9 Options and settings Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Tools menu continued Option Click the option to Menu Button Snapshot Access the Export Backup Snapshot
8. eula 1040 txt install res 1028 dil install res 1031 dll install res 1033 dill install res 1036 dil install res 1040 dil install res 1041 dll Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved QUC r Step by step quide Backups How to Select data Use selection filters Export a selection report Back up manually Schedule automatic backups Cancel a backup Restore the backup selection Restore archived data Options and settings Backup Account Backup Schedule Connection Connection Throttle Advanced Communications Backup Priority Disk Usage Advanced Performance Logging Additional information Resuming backups Notifications Remote Management Health Check Outlook PST files Volume Shadow Copy Service Snapshots Disaster recovery Profiling Language Reference Icon legend Product Help Status bar Menu bar and toolbar buttons ATTIX All Backup Client functions can be performed from the menu bar Shortcuts to the most commonly used menu bar functions are also available on the toolbar and right click menus Menu bar Each menu on the menu bar contains one or more options The tables below describe the options available Backup Restore Calculate Size Find Files in Backups Export Selection Initiate a Backup immediately Switch to the Restore view in the Client Y Tip For faster access to the Restore view click the Restore tab instead o
9. requested during the backup process 1 gt Auto Updates must be enabled on the Storage Platform for this feature to work For more information on enabling Auto Updates please refer to the Storage Platform Console User Manual By default if there is less than 500 MB free space available an update pack is not requested This is logged to the Backup Service log Backup Clients are always updated to the latest version and service pack available on the Storage Platform If a Backup Client update is available the following will occur After the backup process has completed if the Backup Client GUI is open you will be presented with an update dialog box You have the option to update now or cancel Clicking Update now closes the Backup Client GUI and installs the update Clicking Cancel closes the dialog box and does not install the update The dialog box will appear again the next time you back up If the Backup Client GUI is closed when an automated backup occurs the update will be installed automatically After an Auto Update occurs the Attix5 Pro system tray icon will display a notification indicating that the update was successfully applied ATTIX Manual updates While most Attix5 Pro DL Backup Clients will be set up to receive updates automatically in some instances you may wish to perform the update manually You ll find instructions on how to do this below i Note Desktop amp Laptop Edition DL v3 x 4 x Backup
10. reserved ATTIX Changing log file settings You can specify your logging preferences on the Logging page in the Options and Settings dialog box For information on configuring the log file settings see Logging in Chapter 9 Options and settings Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved To access the Options and Settings dialog box On the Tools menu click Options Alternatively click the Options button on the toolbar t JE I amp O ATTIX The various options and settings are grouped in the left hand pane according to their functions Click an item on the left to view the full set of options related to that function W Example Click Connection in the left hand pane to view all connection options on the A right Use network connection Use VPN or dial up connection Connection Throttle VPN and dial up settings Advanced Communications Performance Backup Priority No proxy Disk Usage 7 Use HTTP proxy Advanced Performance Use SOCKS proxy Logging Proxy host Proxy port 8080 Proxy server requires authentication Username Password Warning The Options and Settings dialog box controls advanced features in the Backup Client Please read through this section carefully before changing any settings Incorrect settings could cause critical errors Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Backup Account You can use the Backup Account page in the
11. supply the username and password for that account In this area you can specify whether or not the Backup Client should connect to a proxy server when connecting to the Internet If you select that it should you can specify the proxy server details in the available boxes ATTIX Connection Throttle The Connection Throttle page in the Options and Settings dialog box enables you to specify the Backup Client s bandwidth usage speed limits You can do this by creating a throttle map Backup data will then only be transferred at the specified speed limits during each interval Connection Throttle Specify backup speed limits for throttle map below 0 means no limit will apply mwa oee a oe Comecton Thote mr no Advanced Communications Limit5 kB s Limite E kB s Backup Usage Selected speed limit E interval minutes E 0 2 4 68 10 12 14 16 18 20 2 te en fn Be PPT _wecnesdoy Re so En o EE sro En snor Eee rer Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX The Connection Throttle page consists of the following areas Speed Limits Throttle Map In this area you can specify one or more speed limits in kilobytes per second that can be applied when sending backup data to the server To specify a speed limit Choose a colour to represent the limit and specify the limit in that colour s Limit box You can now schedule the speed limits in the Throttle Map area as described below i Note A limi
12. view only errors and warnings and the last 14 lines in the log file Backup Gire 09 Oct 2012 13 45 34 08 Oct 2012 19 00 04 08 Oct 2012 17 56 55 08 Oct 2012 14 57 31 08 Oct 2012 14 56 53 04 Oct 2012 19 00 03 02 Oct 2012 19 00 03 01 Oct 2012 19 00 00 30 Sep 2012 19 00 03 29 Hep 2012 19 00 00 28 Sep 2012 19 00 04 27 Sep 2012 19 00 02 26 5ep 2012 19 00 03 25 Sep 2012 19 00 00 H Cam 017 10 NNM Tip You can use the Up arrow Down arrow Page Up Page Down Home and End keys to navigate the log Errors and warnings Error 2012 10 09 13 45 36 Backup cancelle Error 2012 10 09 13 45 36 Interrupted by ast few lines of log file lessage 2012 10 09 13 45 34 Using Backup Jessage 2012 10 09 13 45 34 Connecting to Wessage 2012 10 09 13 45 34 55L Server nar Jessage 2012 10 09 13 45 36 Tue 9 October lessage 2012 10 09 13 45 36 OS Windows 7 lessage 2012 10 09 13 45 36 Preparing selec Jessage 2012 10 09 13 45 36 Change journa Error 2012 10 09 13 45 36 Backup cancelle ATTIX The Backup Client logs all backup and restore processes and their results in log files that you can view on the Logs tab The following sections describe how to access log files and modify their settings The Logs tab in the Backup Client provides detailed information about each backup and restore An additional toolbar button appears when the Logs tab is opened the Summary Copyright Attix5 All rights
13. 11 Step 1 of 6 Specify Storage Platform settings cisicscnrccnenssercnarterscermatacntineenenietnes 12 Step 2 of 6 Create or connect to a Backup ACCOUNL ccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaneeeeees 13 Step 3 of 6 Specify Backup Account details cccececeeeeeeceseseeeeeesestseeeerereneeenens 14 Step 4 of 6 Confirm Backup Account summary cccececeeeceeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeaeaneeeeees 15 Step 5 of 6 Schedule backup DIOCCSS viisisicsadeventerdsncnsvansiuceanirgrdavinainieensenadeveeeicede 16 Step 6 of 6 Confirm backup configuration aravararvernernarnernennarnersennannvrsrnennevnurnene 17 COG Fa AMONG EA E P A EEE 17 4 Updating Attix5 Pro Backup ClientS s axarannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnv 18 MINN 18 Manual LNCS NE EEE EE NE 19 5 Graphical User Interface GUL arannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnene 22 Opening the Backup Client interface ararnrrarnrnrnnnnrnenrnnnernenrnnnnrnnnensnnnnnnennnnnunnene 23 The TEN 25 Application WINdOW EEE ENE EN EE 25 U 0 GE e EE NN 34 POETIC GE GIS EO 36 O PN NNN 37 FOW O DAK 44444474 mr 37 FF 37 Determining the backup selection SIze rrrrararnrnrrnrnrnrnnnnrnenrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenensnsnern 44 Exporting a selection report csceccesscsearcesecnenreusecneneersessensarseseeseareuseseestensens 45 Staring a backup manually ssssicncuscdamsssensieenenvaneabeptexnenasttanialeswicsiennensamnebnaestndaacieunt 46 Scheduling ENN 47 AACE NAG ieie ai A E NE A 49 Resum
14. 6 Backups Edit Filters Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Selection menu continued Selection Tools Help Filters b Mew Filter Include Folder Edit Filters Exclude Folder Graphics Include MS Access databases Deselect Folder Exclude MS Office documents Refresh Deselect ne MS Outlook email Son Web pages Option Click the option to Filters gt filter gt Include all files in the selected folder that match the filter s criteria For more Include information see Using Filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt filter gt Exclude all files in the selected folder that match the filter s criteria For more Exclude information see Using Filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt filter gt Clear the selected folder of any filters currently applied to it For more Deselect information see Using Filters in Chapter 6 Backups Include Folder Include the selected folder for backup Exclude Folder Exclude the selected folder from the backup selection Deselect Folder Clear the selected folder of any inclusions or exclusions Refresh Refresh the selection being displayed Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Tools menu Tools view Help Automatic Backups Wizards gt Account Wizard Wizards gt Backup Wizard Remote Management Health Check Access the Backup Schedule settings in the Options
15. Attix5 Pro V7 Sailfish R2 User Manual r E bo qm S 3 Your guide to protecting data with Attix5 Pro Desktop amp Laptop Edition for Microsoft Windows D a a ae ATTIX All rights reserved Attix5 2014 Trademarks Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS and MS Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ATTIX The following icons are used in this User Manual The information icon precedes important information The example icon indicates a practical illustration of a process or procedure The hint icon indicates a suggestion or hint to guide or assist you with performing a task gt DAE The warning icon provides a warning against potential mistakes and actions that could cause critical error ATTIX Contents eget TT era ME rer rr er ets 6 PEO UCE OVO ET ETEN EEEE EEE AEAEE EA EAEE RAE EENAA ES 6 k Germa SNTE E ete raed E 7 TT SE EN A A E E E 8 Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard ssesssssresssrnsssrnrrsrnrnrrnrrnnnrnnnnrnrnnrnrnernrnernrnernrnernennnn 9 Step 1 of 4 Start the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard a ararnurnenrnannurnennannurnennannnnsrnene 9 Step 2 of 4 Specify an install location r xrarrvarnersrnvanarnsrnennannernennavnennenennennsrnene 9 FTP 10 Step 4 of 4 Exit the Setup Wizard srararnerarnvanannernennannernennavnvrsennavnvnsrnenvavsurnen 10 5 SOLID MEN
16. Clients cannot automatically be updated to version 5 due to the infrastructure change from an application to a service It will continue to function as normal To manually update DL Backup Clients 1 Close the Backup Client application interface and the DL system tray icon 2 Run the Backup Client Installer i Note The installer retrieves the install location from the backup service and cannot be changed as you are upgrading an existing DL Client ATTIX 3 On the Welcome screen click Next Welcome to the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install Attix5 Fro DL on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Ready to install Attix5 Pro DL A previously installed version was detected Click Install to begin the upgrade process Click Cancel to exit the wizard Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX 5 Ifthe Attix5 Pro DL service is running a Files in Use wizard screen will appear Click OK to have the installer stop the service update the software and then restart the service E Atti Pro DL Setup Files in Use Some files that need to be updated are currently in use The following applications are using files that need to be updated by this setup You can let Setup Wizard dose them and attempt to restart them or reboot the machine later Attix5 Pro DL Close the applications and attempt to restart the
17. Performance will be degraded if the Temp and Cache folders are on different drives Ifyou move these folders to a network share please ensure that the Backup Client has the correct permissions to reconnect and write to that share Storing the folders on a UNC path degrades backup performance Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Days to keep files in cache When modifications are made to a file the Backup Client only transmits changes to that file as opposed to transmitting the complete file again This is accomplished by the use of a local cache By default recently modified files are kept in the cache for 20 days after which they will be deleted Once a file has been flushed from the cache a full copy will be backed up when any modifications are made to the file The longer files are kept in the cache the better the chance of only transmitting patches instead of full copies and thus reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted If there is limited disk space available consider shortening the time files are kept in the cache gt If you specify o days patching is disabled All files in the cache will be deleted naa 1 full copies of changed files will be transmitted to the Storage Platform during each backup To delete the current cache click the Clear button If the cache is deleted full copies of the selected files will be re sent to the Storage Platform during the next backup ATTIX Adv
18. Recyde Bin Fenes L 7 zp E7 ATI af AMD ATI Technologies G ATI L Attix5 Pro a Jm m EH a Intel 4 Common Files H E MSOCache ce i Perflogs of oran Fies Core Temp L DVD Maker Internet Explo The following icon legend lists the Attix5 Pro icons and the statuses they indicate You can access this legend by clicking Icon Legend on the Help menu Note For more information see Profiled selections in Chapter 5 Graphical User Interface GUI Icon legend C File not selected The file exists in the folder or directory but is not part of the backup selection neither included nor excluded Selected by user The Backup Client user has included the file in the backup selection Ti Selected by user filter The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the parent folder or directory That filter has included the file in the backup selection Excluded by user The Backup Client user has excluded the file from being backed up to the Storage Platform Excluded by administrator The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has excluded this file or its file type Files displaying this icon will not be backed up to the Storage Platform Included by profiling The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has included this file or file type Files displaying this icon will be backed up to the Storage Platform and cannot be deselected from within the Copyright Attix5 All rights re
19. able Never default The Backup Client remembers the Backup Account password when doing a backup or restore When doing a restore The Backup Client prompts for the Backup Account password when opening the Restore tab When loading the Backup Client The Backup Client prompts for the Backup Account password when opening the Backup Client and the Restore tab ATTIX Backup Schedule You can use the Backup Schedule page in the Options and Settings dialog box to Enable disable a daily automated backup Create advanced automatic backup schedules Backup Schedule Daily automated backup 19h00 Advanced schedule back up at the following times Week day Monday Tuesday Backup time Wednesday a 12h00 Thursday Se Friday Add Saturday a Sunday Delete Daily automatic backups are enabled by default unless disabled during the Setup Wizard If disabled you can enable it by following the instructions below To enable a daily automated backup 1 Select the Daily automated backup check box 2 Specify a time in the associated box 3 Click Ok Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX To create an advanced backup schedule Select the Advanced schedule back up at the following times check box In the Week day box select the day on which a backup should be initiated Specify the time in the Backup time box Click the Add button to add the day and time to the Advanced schedule box Repeat step
20. ake priority over settings specified in the Backup Client When the Backup Client connects to the Storage Platform it receives a list of all profiled settings These changes are implemented in the Backup Client You can however connect to the Storage Platform and update profiled settings manually To update profiled settings manually 1 On the Tools menu click Options 2 On the Backup Account page of the Options and Settings dialog box click the Retrieve settings button The Backup Client will retrieve any profiled settings from the Storage Platform and update its options and settings accordingly i Note Profiled settings are greyed out and cannot be modified from within the Backup Client Inclusions exclusions applied by profiling are displayed with yellow icons in the Backup Client File icons Included file File included by filter Excluded file ATTIX Folder icons Included folder Ls Folder included by filter Excluded folder Keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys F5 Refresh active window SPACEBAR x1 Include selected file folder SPACEBAR x2 Exclude selected file folder SPACEBAR x3 Clear inclusion exclusion SHIFT V Select multiple files ALT Underlined letter on menu bar Open the corresponding menu Select previous item or scroll up if you are in the Logs tab NY Select previous item or scroll down if you are in the Logs tab Page Up Scroll up one page Page Down Home En
21. anced Performance You can use the Advanced Performance page in the Options and Settings dialog box to configure the settings relating to VSS Backup limit Advanced Performance V Use Volume Shadow Copying VSS to back up locked files Restrict the size of each backup MB Cyde backup process until all the selected data has been transferred The Saco process mil be repeated unii al fhe daia has been transferred fo the Storage The Advanced Performance page in the Options and Settings dialog box consists of the following areas VSS Backup Limit WHA Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Use Volume Shadow Copying VSS to back up locked files Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS provides a solution by creating a snapshot of data at any given point in time without any interruption to any applications Using this option enables the backup of open or locked files For files under heavy use VSS may increase disk usage during backup The larger the files the greater the disk usage Please use relevant plug ins to back up databases Backup Limit area If you wish to limit the total amount of data that may be transferred during each backup select the Restrict the size of each backup check box and then specify a maximum size in the box provided If you enable this option it may take several backups before all your files are backed up to the SP This feature is especially useful if you have a poor In
22. ations Notifications are enabled by default but you can disable them individually by right clicking the system tray icon and then clearing the check mark next to the relevant Notifications option Open Backup Now Cancel Backup Monitor Status Motify on Success Notifications Notify on Failures About Motify on Warnings E z Exit Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved KO ATTIX After installing Attix5 Pro Desktop amp Laptop Edition DL and creating a Backup Account you can tell the Backup Client which files and or folders to back up and which to ignore by creating a backup selection see Selecting data to back up below You can then start a backup manually or schedule automatic backups see Performing a manual backup and Scheduling automatic backups below i Note Any changes additions or deletions to included files and folders will be backed up intelligently with every manual or scheduled backup The following sections describe how to Select data to back up Use filters to specify files and or folders to be excluded from the backup selection Determine the backup selection size Start backups automatically and manually Cancel a backup Resume a failed or cancelled backup ie LCi ud Lo JACA U d You can make your first backup selection or modi
23. bed in Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX The Setup Wizard consists of the Account Wizard and Backup Wizard combined into one It is used to set up a Backup Account which is required for backing up and configure your backup settings The Setup Wizard runs automatically the first time the Backup Client is opened You can run the standalone Account Wizard or Backup Wizard at any other time by clicking Tools gt Wizards gt Account Wizard Tools gt Wizards gt Backup Wizard i Note If you run the Account Wizard a warning box will appear Click the Run Account Wizard button and follow the instructions If you selected the Launch Attix5 Pro DL check box in the last step of the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard see The Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard in Chapter 2 Installation the Backup Client will run and display the Setup Wizard automatically If the Launch Attix5 Pro DL check box was not selected in the last step of the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard the Setup Wizard will launch when the Backup Client is opened for the first time for more information see Opening the Backup Client in Chapter 5 Graphical User Interface i Note Some of the settings encountered in the wizard may have been removed when the MSI was created Furthermore the wizard may contain additional steps Please read each window carefully before continuing ATTIX Step 1 of 6 Specify Storage Platform setting
24. ction filters Export a selection report Back up manually Schedule automatic backups Cancel a backup Restores How to Restore files and folders Find particular files to restore Restore the backup selection Status bar ha m You can restore files and or folders in th steps 1 Select data to restore 2 Start the restore process 3 Select the restore options Selecting data to restore You can tell the Backup Client which files and or folders to restore and which to ic by clicking the E Restore tab and the induding or exduding the items as descr below This area displays the date and time of the last backup performed by the system Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved Lee Ready Last backup Jan 16 2010 2 55 31 PM ATTIX System tray icon The System tray icon El indicates the backup activity status and can be used to perform various tasks An animated icon indicates that the service is busy with a backup process Open Click or right click the system Backup Now tray icon to view the menu Cancel Backup options available Monitor Status Notify on Success Motify on Failures Motify on Warnings Motifications About Exit LK 1 18 2010 Note On the Windows 7 operating system the system tray icon is hidden by default To display the icon click the Show hidden icons arrow click Customize In the dialog box that appears expand the Behavio
25. d Scroll down one page Scroll to the beginning of the page if you are in the Logs tab Scroll to the end of the page if you are in the Logs tab Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved
26. e file by clicking the icon next to the file or by right clicking the file name and then clicking Include Each included file is displayed with a green icon 4 Include an entire folder by right clicking the folder and then clicking Include folder Each included folder is displayed with a green folder icon i 5 If an entire folder is included but you wish to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click the file or folder icon and then click Exclude or Exclude rf RAV TH AI h tC Attivh Al vinhte racarvarl yh Vi I Gii E J D ATTIX Folder Excluded items are displayed with red icons amp or F Included folders that have some files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint L7 6 Once all the files and folders to be restored are selected start the restore process by clicking Restore on the File menu or the Restore button on the toolbar For information on the restore options available see Restoring data later in this chapter To select and restore data from previous backups 1 Clickthe Restore tab 2 Expand the Previous Backups node to connect to the Storage Platform and retrieve a list of all previous backup dates 3 Expand the relevant backup node and then click the folder directory containing the data 4 Include a single file by clicking the icon next to the file or by right clicking the file name and then clicking Include Each included file is displayed with a green icon 5 Include an
27. e specified in the Storage Platform Console for its user to gain remote access 6 Click OK to save the settings Services will restart automatically to apply the settings ATTIX The Backup Client Health Check provides information to highlight possible issues before backup e g free disk space or file folder access problems It can also provide the estimated line speed to the Storage Platform E Health Check The Health Check provides information to pre emptively highlight possible issues For example free disk space problems and service access rights to files and Folders It can also provide the estimated line speed to the Storage Platform Options Memory utilisation statistics From the last backup as well as overall memory usage to date Data Protected Information includes the number of files and directories selected For backup Disk Usage Free space availability For all local drives Line Speed Line Speed estimate to the Storage Platform by transmitting data For 10 seconds Service Rights Information about the service account name and access rights to the working Folders Show Last Health Check Start Close The following options are available Memory Memory utilisation statistics from the last backup as well as overall memory usage to date Data Protected Information includes the number of files and directories included in the backup selection Disk Usage Free space availability for all loca
28. e to view the progress of the backup 9 Tips You can monitor the backup progress at any time by right clicking the system tray icon and then clicking Monitor Progress To view backup logs click the Logs tab Backup log dates are displayed in blue ATTIX Scheduling automatic backups Automatic backups are usually enabled and configured either during the Setup Wizard or during the Backup Wizard but you can enable and schedule them at any point in time using the Options and Settings dialog box To schedule a daily automated backup 1 On the Tools menu click Options Alternatively click the Options button on the toolbar In the Options and Settings dialog box click Backup Schedule Select the Daily automated backup check box and then specify a backup time in the associated box Click OK To create an advanced backup schedule 1 ir g Select the Advanced schedule back up at the following times check box In the Week day box select the day on which a backup should be initiated Specify the time in the Backup time box Click the Add button to add the day and time to the Advanced schedule box Repeat steps 2 to 4 above until you have added all desired schedules to the Advanced schedule box Tips You are advised to back up at night when the server running the Backup Client is not in use It must be switched on at the scheduled backup time s but the Windows user does not need to be logged in Confi
29. egend contact details Product Help About Attix5 Pro Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Tabs There are three tabs available in the Backup Client Backup Selection This tab displays the files and folders on the computer enabling you to select the items to be backed up For more information see Selecting data to back up in Chapter 6 Backups Restore Use this tab to browse previous backups and restore files and folders Logs Use this tab to view detailed information on each backup and restore Tip In the right hand pane on the Backup Selection and Restore tabs you can click any of the column headings to sort the list according to their values b Backup Selection eo Eo SRecyce Bin Ef AMD H E ATI EP Intel MSOCache HL MSOCache LT Perflogs EH PerfLogs Program Files Ef Program Files E E Program Files x86 E E ProgramData Hp Recovery mE System Volume Information k Program Files I ProgramData L Recovery k System Volum g Tarr Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Product Help You can access the Backup Client Help by clicking Product Help on the Help menu a Help Alternatively click the Help button on the toolbar As you navigate the Client the Help pane will display information relevant to the selected tab Product Help Help index Quick start Ste step guide Backups How to Select data Use sele
30. entire folder by right clicking the folder and then clicking Include folder Each included folder is displayed with a green folder icon 7 6 If an entire folder is included but you wish to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click the file or folder icon and then click Exclude or Exclude Folder Excluded items are displayed with red icons or Included folders that have some files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint 7 7 Once all the files and folders to be restored are selected start the restore process by clicking Restore on the File menu or the Restore button on the toolbar For information on the restore options available see Restoring data below ATTIX a fol FOTEN Ch Asats 3 u l L d LU Ci UG FR AG L he a lt After selecting the files and folders to restore you can start the restore process as described below To start the restore process 1 On the File menu click Restore Alternatively click the Restore button on the toolbar t EEE Backup Size Help The Restore dialog box will prompt you for a restore location Restore files to iD gt Folder C Users User Restore Original location 2 Select Original location to restore the files to the same location that they were backed up from or select Folder and then browse to a new location Warning If you select Original location the restored files wi
31. er ATTIX Restoring a backup selection By default with every backup performed a copy of the backup selection is saved on the Storage Platform For more information on backup selection see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapter This enables you to restore not only your backed up files and folders but the selection you used to back them up as well i Note This is especially useful in disaster recovery cases as it enables you to restore your entire backup setup to perform exactly as it did at the last backup To restore a backup selection 1 Click the Restore tab 2 Expand the relevant backup folder and then click the Workspace node B Backup Selection Restore E Backups E 4 Last Backup 8 Oct 2012 17 59 57 El C H 4 Users zo Vorkspace ee Previous Backups 3 Inthe right hand pane click the icon next to backupset xml entry Filename ckups ba Include B Exclud Deselect Click the Restore button on the toolbar 5 Select the appropriate restore options See Selecting data to restore earlier in this chapter 6 Click Restore The backup selection will be restored to the location specified in the restore options ATTIX E gt PVavra Jan ava T atavViava fF gt nMReESLOri n iG arCiived ddla Attix5 Pro allows Backup Administrators to archive Backup Clients data to tape or another disk drive using the H
32. ess permissions for service Cache directory writeable Temp directory writeable Database directory writeable Logs directory writeable Health check complete ATTIX The Health Check results display in a new dialog box with options to print export to HTML and export to CSV Ei Health Check Results Examine the health check results below and print or export the report as needed Health Check Results Healthcheck start time Healthcheck end time Healthcheck duration Wed Jan 20 16 49 48 CAT 2010 Wed Jan 20 16 50 00 CAT 2010 125 Memory Memory stats last backup Lowest free 3 56 MB Highest total memory 37 45 MB Maximum memory sel 234 06 MB Print Export to HTML Export to CSV ATTIX The Backup Snapshot feature enables you to create a backup of all items included in your backup selection and send it to a disk drive This Snapshot data can then be moved to the Storage Platform You can use this feature to reduce the initial backup window if there is a large amount of data to be transferred typically over a slow Internet network connection A similar procedure enables you to restore a large amount of data e g during a disaster recovery i Note A snapshot backup uses Blowfish 448 encryption and the backup encryption key to encrypt the data A Warnings This procedure should only be performed with the assistance
33. f using the File menu Determine the total size of the data included in the backup selection For more information see Determining the backup selection size in Chapter 6 Backups Access the Find Files in Backups dialog box This box enables you to search for particular files in your backups For more information see Finding files in backups in Chapter 7 Restores Export a list of all backup inclusions and exclusions to an html file for future reference For more information see Exporting a selection report in Chapter 6 Backups Selection Tools Help Backup Mor Restore Calculate Size Find Files in Backups Export Selection Exit Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX e iape a Exit Close the DL Client application window Y Tip You can re open the Client window at any a time via the Windows Start menu or by double clicking the icon in the system tray Selection menu Selection Tools Help Filters New Filter Include Folder Edit Filters Exclude Folder Graphics le Deselect Folder MS Access databases MS Office documents MS Outlook email k Web pages Refresh Option Click the option to Filters gt Create a new filter to automate inclusions or exclusions based on file type For more New Filter information see Using Filters in Chapter 6 Backups Filters gt Edit existing filters For more information see Using Filters in Chapter
34. face using the Windows Start button For more information see Opening the Backup Client interface earlier in this chapter Warning The backup service must be running at all times for backups manual or scheduled to take place i Note To stop or start the backup service open Administrative Tools in the Control Panel and then double click Services In the list of services that appear select Attix5 Pro DL and select Stop or Start on the toolbar A red cross will appear in the corner of the system try icon when the service is not running bey Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Notifications The system tray icon can display a number of notifications once a backup has completed The following notifications are available Backup successful popup message displayed for 5 seconds Backup successful with errors message displayed for one minute Backup failed message displayed until you click it Update successful message displayed for 3 seconds When a notification is available a pop up will display information If there were warnings or errors the system tray icon will also flash a red cross Ay Attix5 Pro VS Backup completed successfully but there were warnings and or errors please view backup log for more details Attix5 Pro 4 x Backup completed successfully G Note To view related log file information click anywhere within the pop up To disable notific
35. fy a backup selection at any time using the Backup Selection tab as described below Tip You should exclude the Backup Client installation folder as including it increases the size of your backup unnecessarily To select files and folders for backup 1 Click the Backup Selection tab 2 In the Backup Selection tree navigate to the folder or directory containing the file and or folder s 3 Include or exclude the items as described below Tip Once a file or folder is included in the backup selection any modifications to it will be backed up automatically For more information see Patching in Chapter 9 Options and settings Warning If you have limited space on the drive running the Backup Client it is recommended that you move the Cache Logs and Temporary folders as well as the selection database to another location For more information see Disk Usage in Chapter 9 Options and settings ATTIX To include an individual file In the right hand pane click the file icon or right click the file name and then click Include An included file is displayed with a green icon To deselect a file you can either click the icon again or right click the file name and then click Deselect A folder containing some included files is displayed with a green tinted icon E7 To include an entire folder Right click the folder icon L and then click Include Folder Alternatively you can select the folder
36. guring automatic backups ensures that all selected data is backed up automatically without the need for any user interaction This is a safer alternative to relying on manual backups ATTIX Backups will initiate at the scheduled times and the Backup dialog box will appear displaying the progress of the backup El Backup Sending backup Connecting to service Starting backup Initializing secure random generator Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 168 20 215 443 To close the Backup Client after the backup process has started click the Hide button This will not cancel the backup process and you can re open the Backup Client at any time to view the progress of the backup You can monitor the backup progress at any time by right clicking the system tray icon and then clicking Monitor Progress To view backup logs click the Logs tab Backup log dates are displayed in blue Backups will be stored on the Storage Platform and accessible via the Restore tab For more information on restoring data see Chapter 7 Restores ATTIX Cancelling a backup Once a backup is in progress you can cancel the process via the Backup progress window or using the system tray icon To cancel a backup Perform one of the following actions a Inthe Backup progress window click the Cancel button Sending backup Connecting to service Starting backup Building selection list Total selection 570 b
37. i Automatic Backups gt Export dialog box which enables you to configure MEEN Backup the next backup to be a Snapshot backup to 7 Remote Management Snapshot a specific location For more information er see Backup Snapshots in Chapter 9 Export Backup Snapshot Options and settings Import Restore Snapshot Snapshot Access the Import Backup Snapshot dialog box which enables you to configure Restore gt Import Snapshot settings For more information see Restore Snapshots in Chapter 9 Options and Restore settings Snapshot Options Opens the Options and Settings dialog o box that enables you to modify a range of Siik Client settings For more information see Chapter 9 Options and settings View menu Click the option to Menu Button Language gt Access the GUI language options English German Default available Language English German Default Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Click the option Menu Button to Icon Access a list of the icons Legend used in the Attix5 Pro Icon Legend File not selected Client and the statuses Included by user Aber indicia Product Help amp Included by user filter About Attix5 Pro SE amp Excluded by user Gr Excluded by user Filter Excluded by administrato Included by profiling Product Access the Product Help Help About Access the product Attix5 Pro information and support Icon L
38. ierarchical Storage Management HSM feature Once data has been archived the backups will display in the Restore tree as greyed out folders allowing you to browse the file folder structure of the backups However if you try to restore archived data you may receive a message informing you that the data has been archived to secondary storage as illustrated in the screenshot below Ed ci bootmgr A Program Files BOOTSECT BAK EH fg VSS Writers G MSDOSSYS gt EE Workspace BHS Previous Backups HL 09 Aug 2010 12 21 54 2 7 23 Jul 2010 15 56 25 EDER as Jul 2010 16 01 01 This data has been archived to secondary storage GF VS5 writ and removed From the Storage Platform To restore any of these files riters OW Workspace please contact your backup administrator and request to have the files moved back to the Storage Platform Note Grey folders indicate archived data However if you do not see these folders in the Restore tree it does not mean that no archived backups are available In such cases please consult your Backup Administrator for further details about archived backups we You can access archived data by requesting that your Backup Administrator import the HSM data to the Storage Platform Once the data has been imported it will be available for restore in the same manner as all other backups Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved Accessing log files button Use the button to
39. in the Backup Selection tree and then click Include Folder on the Selection menu Included folders are displayed with a green icon ir i Note All files in the included folder and its subfolders will be included in the next backup Any changes made within this folder or its subfolders will automatically be included as well To deselect a folder right click the folder icon and then click Deselect Folder To exclude a file or subfolder If an entire folder is included but you wish to exclude a particular file or subfolder right click the file or folder icon and then click Exclude or Exclude Folder Excluded items are displayed with red icons or Included folders that have some files or subfolders excluded are green with a red tint 7 I n rye TPIT 9 ip We You can use filters to automate file selection based on file types Once you have selected all files to be included and excluded it may be useful to check the size of your backup selection before initiating your first backup For more information see Using Filters later in this chapter i Note Some files and directories are forcefully excluded from the backup selection On Windows machines these are the pagefile sys and hiberfil sys files and the Backup Client cache and to backup folders ATTIX Using filters You can use filters to automate file inclusions or exclusions within a folder based on file types W Example A doc filter
40. ing Backup Account to Connect to an Account that has been opened for use by this a ae i lt computer Reconnect to an Account to recover data from the computer that had previously backed up to this Account 1 Select I want to connect to an existing Backup Account AN Warning Different users cannot back up to the same Backup Account A separate Backup Account needs to be created for each server 2 Click Next to continue Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Step 3 of 6 Specify Backup Account details Depending on the option you selected in the previous step you will either be prompted to specify new Backup Account details or to supply the already configured details of the existing Backup Account To specify new Account details 1 In the Backup Account name box type a Backup Account name that consists of a minimum of 4 characters 2 In the Backup Account password box type a password that consists of a minimum of 4 characters Confirm it in the Confirm password box 3 In the Encryption key box type an encryption key that consists of a minimum of 8 characters Confirm it in the Confirm key box r E Setup Wizard ATTIXPro Backup Account Details Enter your preferred Backup Account details Backup Account name TAAHIRDL PC Backup Account password eeeseeseee Confirm password eeseeeseee Encrypt your data on the Storage Platform
41. ing a backup ervarnenvavnersennavnernennavnvrsenvnnavnsrnennavnurnenvavnurnenvavnvssrnenvavser 50 Fa PRS COLES ANN 51 FIOW TO TE O EE 51 PENNEN 51 FM 53 Finding files in backupsS arnrvararnrnnnnvnnnrnnnnnnnnensnnnnnnensnnnnrnensnnnnnnnnennnnnunnensnnnern 55 Restoring a backup selection ararsernenvarnvrsenvanannsrnennarnernennavnurnenvavnvsuenenvavser 58 Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Restoring archived data a arvarnenvarnernenvannursenvannnnsrnennavnurnenvavnurnenvavnvssrnenvevser 59 D LOOS NNN 60 Peo cnd Od EE 60 Changing log file Settings arvxrarrnarnernrnnarnunsrnennannernennannurnennavnurnenvannvnsrnenvevnurnene 61 9 Options and settings xsraranannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnene 62 Backup PC COUT EEE NE 63 Backup AN 65 Gea 009 P A EEN E E EE 67 Connection TOUS EE EE 69 Advanced Communications sessssesssssssnernsrunnnrnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 71 PT IN 74 Disk o ENE EE PE 75 Advanced Performance sisi disuse avccaintstanseinenienalssdansocs rneamceihanenpesiansmivddenduevodanband 77 BOQ 1 go EEE EE EEE EN 79 AUV NCEA OOS NE ME es eaian 81 Remote Management LL vrede laden 81 3 060 EEE ME 82 FRI lO 110 e E ON EA 85 Restore Snapshots Disaster recovery arsrrsrnnaraunsrnennannernennavnurnennannnnsrnenvannen 86 Command line interface sssssssssssssnnnnunnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
42. isplays a summary of the choices E Setup Wizard you have made It also shows the working folders which you can edit by clicking the edit link Your backup schedule Daily 19h00 Working folders edit C Program Files Attix5 Pro Backup Client DL toBackup G Notes rek amts ai If the drive on which the Backup SN DE Gi Jet Client is installed has limited mene space available you can move the folders and selection database to another location The Temp and Cache folders must reside on the same drive volume Click Finish to complete the wizard Congratulations You have now successfully completed the Setup Wizard Click Next and select data to back up Ser Congratulations Congratulations on completing this setup wizard successfully You may now proceed to select files and folders for backup Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Backup Clients are usually set up to be updated automatically but the process can be carried out manually You ll find a description of Auto Updates and a set of instructions on how to perform manual updates in the following sections Attix5 Pro allows you to automate the update process so that the Backup Client is updated with the latest software version during the backup process Attix5 creates update packs that are distributed to the AccountServer The AccountServer then distributes these packs to the different Backup Clients as they are
43. l drives Line Speed Line Speed estimate to the Storage Platform determined by transmitting data for 10 seconds Service Rights Information about the service account name and access rights to the working folders ATTIX You can specify which checks to run by selecting or clearing the relevant check boxes in the Options area Use the Show Last Health Check button to see the last report You can Print and or Export the Health Check reports To run a health check 1 2A 4 When the message Health check complete displays click Ok On the Tools menu click Health Check In the Health Check dialog box that appears specify which checks to run by selecting or clearing the check boxes next to the options Five checks are available see above Click the Start button to begin the health check process The Health Check dialog box appears displaying the progress of the health check until completion Health Check Completed ee Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 168 20 215 443 Server name Storage Platform AtkixS Dev QA User authenticated Block size sent 2 046 bytes Bytes sent 114 90 MB Total time 10000rns Connection speed estimate 11 49 MB S Checking service rights Service display name Attix5 Pro Service short name ASBackup Service Service running under account name LocalSvstem Service installed at C Program Files AttixS ProlBackup Client lasbackup exe start Checking write acc
44. lick the Change button 2 Browse to the folder in which to store the application files 3 Click OK 4 Click Next to continue to the next wizard step Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Step 3 of 4 Begin the installation Once all the settings are configured the wizard is ready to begin the installation To begin the DL installation 1 Atti Pro DL Setup Click Install Ready to install Attix5 Pro DL P te Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Step 4 of 4 Exit the Setup Wizard The last step of the wizard presents the option to launch the Backup Client To launch the Backup Client J Attic Pro DL Setup fo es immediately after the Setup Completed the AttixS Pro DL Setup Wizard Wizard 1 Ensure th at the Launch Attix 5 Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Pro DL check box is selected 2 Click Finish p i y ATTIX Pro After clicking Finish Attix5 Pro DL will be installed on the machine If the Launch Attix5 Pro DL check box was selected as described above the Backup V Launch Backup Client DL Back Cancel Client will open automatically and the Setup Wizard which is the Backup Account Wizard and Backup Wizard combined will launch enabling you to create a Backup Account and configure your backup settings Follow the wizard steps as descri
45. ll overwrite any existing files with the same name in that location A warning will however be displayed before the Backup Client overwrites any files 3 Click the Show advanced options link to display the advanced restore options You can now specify the rest of the restore options by selecting or clearing the following check boxes Advanced options Recreate folder structure Wf Restore empty folders Overwrite files Hide advanced options a Recreate folder structure This option is selected by default and cannot be cleared if you are restoring to the original location It instructs the Backup ATTIX Client to recreate the folder structure in the restore folder Clear this check box if you wish to restore the files to a single folder i Note If restoring files from different folders with the same file names you need to recreate the folder structure to prevent overwriting the files b Restore empty folders If the Recreate directory structure option is selected you can select this check box to recreate empty folders i Note This option is only available when Recreate directory structure is selected c Overwrite files Select this check box if you do not want the Backup Client to prompt you before overwriting an existing file 4 Click Restore Note You can view restore logs on the Logs tab Restore log dates are displayed in green ATTIX Finding files in backups To find a
46. m 1 Do n t dose applications A reboot will be required If the DL service is not running when the update is being performed the installer will update the software and start the service thereafter 6 On the Completion screen that displays Launch Backup Client DL is selected by default Clear the check box if you do not wish to do so Completed the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Launch Backup Client DL ATTIX Pro 7 Click Finish 8 After the Backup Client updates confirm that you can open the Backup Client and initiate a backup to the Storage Platform COopovrid l NO AUIXDd All rignts reserved J hu ATTIX You can use the Graphical User Interface GUT to Select files for backup Launch backups Schedule automatic backups Find files in previous backups Restore files and folders from previous backups ATTIX Opening the Backup Client interface To open the DL Client interface On the Start menu point to All Programs point to Attix5 Pro and then click Backup Client DL Pr Default Programs at Desktop Gadget Gallery Internet Explorer E Windows DVD Maker HEJ Windows Fax and Scan Bashierah e Windows Media Center Windows Media Player ey Windows Update KPS Viewer Accessories Documents Pictures hvlusic El Backup Client DLN Baye storage Platform di Games Computer Maintenance Microsoft Office Control Panel di start
47. nistrator has applied a filter to this folder using profiling and some items have been manually included by the Backup Client user see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapter The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to this folder using profiling Some items have been excluded and others included by the Backup Client user see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapter Items in the folder have been included using filters see Using Filters earlier in this Chapter The folder has been excluded using Global Exclusions The Backup Administrator has excluded all files in the folder These excluded files cannot be included by a Backup Client user The plug in exists but is not selected for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has selected some of the items in the plug in for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has selected all items in the plug in for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has selected all items in the plug in for backup to the Storage Platform but some items have been excluded The Backup Client user has excluded all items in the plug in from being backed up to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the plug in specifying that certain file types must be included for backup to the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the plug in specifying that certain file ty
48. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 87 PEONO eranen aA ENEE EE EEREN E EEA EERE AESA OAA 87 1O FE GAGA NLM 88 Keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys arsen 88 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Congratulations on choosing Attix5 Pro Desktop amp Laptop Edition Attix5 Pro minimises risk maximises productivity and allows businesses to regain control of their most valuable asset their data For technical support please go to Help gt About Attix5 Pro and then use the contact details provided Product overview With Attix5 Pro Desktop amp Laptop Edition DL data stored on desktop and laptop computers can be backed up to a Storage Platform quickly securely and automatically The following diagram illustrates the scenario Storage Platform Files and folders stored on desktop or laptop computers running Attix5 Pro DL can be backed up to a Storage Platform In the event PAR AAANNANG WAAAAAAAR VLANMANNNG of data loss or corruption you can retrieve data from the Storage Platform and restore it to the original or another computer in just a few easy steps A Backup Administrator can manage the entire backup environment DL Clients and the Storage Platform remotely using the Attix5 Pro Storage Platform Console For more information please refer to the Attix5 Pro Storage Platform Console User Manual ATTIX 1 Getting started Enabling manual or automatic backups is easy with Attix5 Pro Desktop amp Laptop Edition
49. not resend the entire backup Duration before connection retries By default the Backup Client will try to reconnect to the Storage Platform after 60 seconds should the connection be dropped This setting enables you to increase decrease the duration between retries Socket timeout The default socket timeout is 60 seconds If the Backup Client is connected to the Storage Platform and there is no communication between the two the time specified in this box in seconds is how long the Backup Client will stay connected before dropping the connection ATTIX Skipped Backups Display a warning after skipped backups The Backup Client can warn if backups were skipped by displaying a popup message whenever a network connection is detected Select what action the Backup Client should take if a backup is skipped Do not display a warning You can choose not to display a warning Warn the user after 4 days when online This option is designed to accommodate offline periods that typically occur during weekends Warn immediately when online You can choose to warn as soon as a network connection is detected Attic5 Pro has detected an Internet connection Your computer has not backed up for more than 4 days This can be due to any of the The computer is switched off at night You logged out of Windows before the automatic backup could start Automatic backups are disabled Do you want to back up now In the future
50. number of days immediately click the Delete older logs now button In this area you can specify whether or not debug messages should be logged ATTIX DL includes tools that allow advanced users to modify enhance and streamline the Backup Client Remote Management enables the Backup Administrator to remotely access and configure the Backup Client using the Storage Platform Console To enable Remote Management 1 On the Tools menu click Remote Management 2 In the Remote Management Settings dialog box that appears select the Enable Remote Management check box 3 In the Connection area ensure that the port number in the Port box is correct 9091 is specified by default If incorrect modify as required 4 Ifthe machine has multiple IP addresses available you can specify whether the Remote Service must bind to all available IP addresses or to only one IP address 5 Inthe Access area select the access credentials to be allowed 1 es Allow SP controlled access enables Backup Administrators with the correct access permissions to use their Storage Platform User Access Management usernames and passwords to connect to and administer this Backup Client If you clear this check box Storage Platform administrators will not have remote access Select Allow custom access and supply a username and password if you do not wish to make use of the above mentioned Storage Platform Access Accounts These custom access credentials must b
51. o the Storage Platform The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the folder The filter has included one or more files within the folder in the backup selection The Backup Client user has applied a filter to the folder that has included and excluded files within it The Backup Administrator has included all the files contained in the folder All files will be backed up to the Storage Platform These inclusions cannot be changed by the Backup Client user The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to the folder This filter cannot be removed by a Backup Client user The Backup Administrator has applied a filter to the folder resulting in the folder being excluded from the backup selection This filter cannot be removed by a Backup Client user Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Icon legend continued E er r r fF Filter applied by profiling some items included by user Filter applied by profiling some items included and some items excluded by user Filter applied by profiling but items excluded by user Folder excluded by Global Exclusions All files excluded by profiling Plug in node not selected Some items selected by user All items selected by user All items selected by user some excluded All items excluded by user Filter applied by user Filter applied by user some excluded Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved The Backup Admi
52. of the Backup Administrator Ensure that you have an active Backup Account Before beginning the Backup Snapshot process it is best to perform a test backup transferring only a small amount of data to ensure that the StorageServer connection is successful To export a Backup Snapshot 1 Onthe Tools menu point to Snapshot and then click Export Backup Snapshot 2 Select The next backup must be a Snapshot backup Ensure Verify snapshot after backup is selected this will confirm that the snapshot is not corrupt A Warnings Verifying the snapshot causes the backup process to take significantly longer Cancelling the verification cancels the backup 3 Specify a destination in the box provided C Backups Export Snapshot Backup is specified by default on Windows 7 machines 4 Click Backup Now If you click OK the next backup you initiate will be a snapshot backup The Snapshot data is now stored in the location specified in step 3 above and can be moved to the Storage Platform The Backup Administrator can then import the snapshot data to the StorageServer using the Storage Platform Console For more information please refer to the Storage Platform Console User Manual i Note The Backup Account will be disabled at this point to ensure that the Snapshot data is the most recent Once the data has been successfully imported to the Storage Platform the Account will be enabled automatically and backups can proceed as us
53. olsv v A A5BP Backup Set as on 19 Jan 2010 05 53 PM a Backup Account BACKUP ACCOUNT 01 Backup Group A SP OWNER RESELLER A BACKUP ACCOUNTS Storage Platform 192 168 20 215 Backup Set Name Default Backup Set Version 6 0 Client Version 6 0 0 685 Schedule Daily backups for this backup set occur at 11h04 No advanced schedule is defined Selections Overview There is 1 volume with selections e Ca 1 folder directly included 1 folder directly excluded 1 file directly included ta v A 100 Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Starting a backup manually 9 Tip It is recommended that you run a backup manually after creating your backup selection to ensure immediate data transmission to the Storage Platform Thereafter automatic backups will ensure hassle free continuous backups For more information see Scheduling automatic backups later in this chapter To start a backup manually 1 25 On the File menu click Backup Now Alternatively click the Backup button on the toolbar Backup The Backup dialog box appears and displays the progress of the backup Ei Backup Preparing backup Connecting to service Starting backup Initializing secure random generator To close the Backup Client after the backup process has started click the Hide button This will not cancel the backup process and the Backup Client can be re opened at any tim
54. ook at the icon state Files and folders included in the backup selection by filters display with icons containing blue check marks amp and Y ATTIX Some inclusions and exclusions are enforced at administration level on the Storage Platform This is called profiling For more information see Profiling in Chapter 9 Options and settings Files and folders affected by profiling display with the following icons File inclusion Filtered file inclusion File exclusion Folder inclusion Filtered folder inclusion BRIDO Folder exclusion Although DL Backup Clients only support Binary Patching PST files are hardcoded to use Delta Blocking since it is much faster and requires much less disk space You can turn off Delta Blocking for PST files using profiling in the SP Console For more information please refer to the Storage Platform Console User Manual Profiled selections cannot be modified from within the Backup Client and can only be changed on the Storage Platform For more information please refer to the Attix5 Pro Storage Platform Console User Manual ATTIX i Icon legend On the Backup Selection tab each file and folder is displayed with an associated icon The colour of the icon indicates the file or folder s backup selection status For more information on backup selections see Selecting data to back up earlier in this chapter Backup Selection fl My Computer Eis C a
55. pes be included for backup to the Storage Platform but some items have been excluded either through the use of an exclusion filter or by manual exclusion ATTIX Determining the backup selection size It is useful to determine the backup selection size before starting the backup process to avoid Over Limit errors i Note The Backup Client compares your backup selection size with the Backup Account limit specified by your Backup Administrator at the beginning of the backup process If the selection size exceeds the Account limit the backup process will stop and an Over Limit error message will be displayed To calculate the backup selection size A On the File menu click Calculate Size B Alternatively click the Size button on the toolbar t aj amp Backup Restore Find Options Automate Help The Backup Selection Size dialog box that appears displays total size of your backup selection i e all files included for backup Backup set index prepared in lt 15 Files and directories I Total size 24 bytes Mandatory Files O Total size 0 bytes Warning If your backup selection size exceeds your Account limit you need to remove some items from the selection or ask your Backup Administrator to upgrade your Account limit To remove a file from the backup selection A In the Size dialog box right click the file s icon The icon will turn red to indicate that it is excluded Note To exclude mul
56. r of results that display select the Limit number of results to check box and then type a number in the box provided 6 Click Find File name Full or partial sales 1 Search last backup local Search through previous backups Storage Platform Search backup dates Start date 01 01 2010 mm dd vyyr End date 01 19 2010 mm dd vyyr Find Y Tip Use the and wildcards for advanced search queries i Note If Search backup dates is selected the backup date is used for the search instead of the file create or file modified date ATTIX To restore files from the Find Files in Backup dialog box 1 In the search results list include the files to restore by clicking the icons next to the file names or by right clicking each file name and then clicking Include 2 Clickthe Restore button File name Full or partial sales Search last backup local 00 Search through previous backups Storage Platform Search backup dates F Limit number of results to 10 i Search result CilUsersiBashier salesNov2009 txt OKB 19 01 20 txt 19 01 20 OKB 19 01 20 Ext 19 01 20 G CiUserslBashier salesDec2009 bxt OKB 19 01 20 bet L9 01 20 ty The Restore Options dialog box will appear enabling you to specify the location in which to save the restored files For more information on restore options see Selecting data to restore earlier in this chapt
57. re creating a new Backup Account or connecting Storage Platform address pm win2008r2 to an existing Backup Account Backup Group Taahir Test ohn Backup Account settings Backup Account name TAAHIR PC Backup Account password The Backup Client will connect to the Storage Encryption Platform and configure your Backup Account a ee A message will be displayed confirming that your Backup Account has been successfully configured This is the last step of the Account Wizard After your Backup Account is successfully configured the Setup Wizard will immediately start the Backup Wizard to help you configure your backup settings Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Step 5 of 6 Schedule backup process r EB Setup Wizard Attix5 Pro can run backups on included files Backup Schedule and folders either upon request manually or automatically This step enables you to set up EEG a backup schedule Zl Daty automatedbadup 18100 i T Advanced schedule back up at the following times Week day Advanced schedule f Monday J J f Tuesday Backup time Y Tip It is advised to back up at pr night when the machine is running and the Backup Client is not in use The machine must be switched on at the time s specified for scheduled backups but the Windows user does not need to be logged in To configure the Backup Client to run only manual back
58. s To specify the Storage Platform settings 1 In the Storage Platform address box type the IP address or DNS name of the Storage Platform where the Backup Account resides In the Backup Group box specify which Backup Group the Backup Account belongs to i Note Type the Group amp name in relation to any Collections it may belong to Enter the Storage Platform settings Storage Platform address SORT Pan Backup Group Taahir Test John Please contact your backup administrator if you don t have the required information COLLECTIONA COLLECTIONB GROUP In the Account Create Key field specify the preconfigured Backup Account create key for the applicable Group If you do not have access to this key please contact your Storage Platform administrator i Note This key is case sensitive 4 Once all the correct settings have been entered click Next Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Step 2 of 6 Create or connect to a Backup Account You can either create a Backup Account or connect to an existing Backup Account To create a new Backup Account 1E Setup Wir e Backup Account Type 1 Select I want to create a new Backup Account Specify the Backup Account type 2 Click Next I want to create a new Backup Account I want to connect to an existing Backup Account To connect to an existing Backup Account i Note You can select I want to connect to an exist
59. s 2 to 4 above until you have added all desired schedules to the Advanced Tp NH schedule box To disable automatic backups not recommended 1 Clear the Daily automated backup and Advanced schedule check boxes 2 Click Ok to close the Options and Settings dialog box Warning This option is not recommended If an automated backup schedule is not created backups will have to be run manually Enabling automatic backups is strongly advised For detailed instructions on how to enable and schedule automatic backups see Scheduling automatic backups in Chapter 6 Backups ATTIX Connection You can use the Connection page in the Options and Settings dialog box to Modify Storage Platform connection settings Enable disable configure proxy server details Connection VPN and dial up settings No proxy Use HTTP proxy 0 Use SOCKS proxy d Proxy server requires authentication vserane o Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX The Connections page consists of the following areas Connection Type Proxy Server In this area you can change the type of connection that the Backup Client uses to connect to the Storage Platform You can choose between a network or VPN dial up connection Note The VPN or dial up settings button is enabled if you select Use VPN or dial up connection Click this button to select an existing VPN or dial up connection configured on the computer and then
60. s elapsed ATTIX On the Restore tab you can browse a tree structure representation of all successful backups and their files and folders How to restore The following sections describe how to select data to restore start the restore process and search for specific backed up files Selecting data to restore On the Restore tab the Restore tree gives you access to backed up files via two main nodes Last Backup and Previous Backups The Last Backup node contains the file folder l Backup Selection Restore structure of the last successful backup and displays TE Tf the date and time it occurred in parentheses E 4T Last Backup 8 Oct 2012 17 59 57 i Bic i Note Restores done from the Last ELT Users Backup node are typically faster than k Workspace those done from the Previous Backups E LT Previous Backups node as the Backup Client may be able to HL 08 Oct 2012 14 57 33 retrieve the data from the cache instead Hp 04 Oct 2012 19 00 07 the Storage Platform H E 02 Oct 2012 19 00 07 Hp 01 Oct 2012 19 00 02 Gf 30 Sep 2012 19 00 05 Gf 29 Sep 2012 19 00 02 the Backup Client retrieves the list of previous HL 28 Sep 2012 19 00 07 backups from the Storage Platform and displays them in the tree When you expand the Previous Backups node To select and restore data from the last backup 1 Click the Restore tab Expand the Last Backup node to view the files folders Include a singl
61. served Icon legend continued ATTIX Backup Client tw t Q Y Included by profiling filter Excluded by profiling Folder not selected Some files selected by user All files selected by user Al files selected by user some excluded Al files excluded by the user Filter applied by user Filter applied by user some excluded All files included by profiling Filter applied by profiling Filter applied by profiling all items excluded The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has applied a filter to the parent folder or directory That filter has selected the file for backup to the Storage Platform Files displaying this icon cannot be deselected from within the Backup Client The Backup or Storage Platform Administrator has excluded this file or its file type Files displaying this icon will not be backed up to the Storage Platform and cannot be selected for backup from within the Backup Client The folder exists but is not part of the backup selection neither included nor excluded The Backup Client user has included some of the folder s content in the backup selection The Backup Client user has included all of the folder s content in the backup selection The folder contains no unselected files The Backup Client user has included some files and has also excluded one or more files The Backup Client user has excluded all files in the folder from being backed up t
62. specific backed up file it may be easier to use the Find function than to browse the Restore tree You have the option to scan only your last backup locally or you can connect to the Storage Platform and search through previous backups To search for a file in your latest backup 1 On the File menu click Find files in backups Alternatively click the Find button on the toolbar t Backup Size 2 a Find Help 2 In the Find Files in Backups dialog box type the file name or part thereof in the File name box and then click Find File name Full or partial sales Search last backup locals C Search through previous backups Storage Platform Search backup dates Limit number of results to 10 Example If sales is searched for the Backup Client will display a list of all files in the last backup containing sales in the filename Y Tip Use the and wildcards for advanced search queries ATTIX To search for a file in previous backups 1 On the File menu click Find files in backups Alternatively click the Find button on the toolbar Backup Size Type the file name or part thereof in the File name box Select the Search through previous backups Storage Platform check box 4 If you wish to limit the search to particular dates select the Search backup dates check box and then use the Start date and End date boxes to specify a time period 5 To limit the numbe
63. t of 0 indicates that no limit will be applied Throttle Map area In this area you can indicate when the speed limits specified in the Speed Limits area should apply by creating a throttle map P Tip By default a throttle map is provided with different colours indicating week day office hours out of office hours and weekends using intervals of 60 minutes You can either set speed limits for the colours used in this default map or you can click the Clear button and create a new map by following the instructions below To create a throttle map 1 In the Interval box specify the number of minutes that each block in the graph should represent 2 In the Speed Limits area click a speed limit colour Alternatively click the Selected speed limit box to cycle between the different limits 3 Inthe Throttle Map area click the schedule interval boxes you wish to apply the limit to The colour of the selected interval boxes will change to match that of the chosen limit Tip Should you wish to revert to the default throttle map at any point in time click the Default button 4 Click OK ATTIX Advanced Communications You can use the Advanced Communications page in the Options and Settings dialog box to configure all advanced communication settings Advanced Communications V Use secure SSL enabled connections for data transfer recommended ans nettkurs a Duration before connection retries papaya warning
64. ternet connection and you encounter problems with transmitting large backups All patches will be sent in a single backup regardless of whether a size restriction is specified or not If backups are set to cycle the Backup Client will cycle through your full files after all the patches have been transferred Cycle backup process Use this setting in conjunction with the backup size restriction to cycle backups successively until all data included in the backup selection has been transmitted to the Storage Platform This setting can only be enabled if a backup size restriction has been specified ATTIX Logging You can use the Logging page in the Options and Settings dialog box to specify your logging preferences Modifiable logging settings include Location of backup and restore logs Log file retention period Debug message inclusion exclusion in service log Logging The Logging page in the Options and Settings dialog box consists of the following areas Backup Logs Service Log Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX In this area you can specify where to store the backup and restore logs You can also enable a log file retention period by specifying that the Backup Client delete files older than a particular number of days To do this select the Delete log files older than days check box and then specify the number of days in the box provided p To delete all logs older than the specified
65. tiple files at once click a file name in the list hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse pointer to highlight the files Right click the selection and then click Exclude B Alternatively on the Backup Selection tab deselect or exclude files or folders that are currently selected for backup For more information see Selecting data to back up in Chapter 6 Backups ATTIX Exporting a selection report After creating a backup selection you can export a list of all backup inclusions and exclusions to an html file for future reference The selection report will specify Files and folders included in the backup Files and folders excluded from the backup How each item was selected user selected filters profiling or global exclusions Where each item is located on the machine The total number of items in the backup selection To export a selection report 1 On the File menu click Export Selection 2 Inthe Save As dialog box that appears select the location in which to save the file type a file name in the File name box and then click Export The file will be saved to the specified location and can be viewed in any Internet browser E CUsersyUseryDocumentsyBackup selection html Windows Internet Explorer Oe E CAUsers User Documents B X Bing Py jy Favorites 93 Suggested Sites v Web Slice Gallery v R gt gt CAUsers User Documents Backu fp Bl Gam Pager Safetyv To
66. ual ATTIX The Restore Snapshot feature enables you to restore large amounts of data from a locally connected device to a machine via the Backup Client A Notes Before you can perform the steps outlined below the snapshot data needs to be exported from the StorageServer to a mobile storage device by a Backup Administrator For more information please refer to the Storage Platform Console User Manual A snapshot restore uses Blowfish 448 encryption and the backup encryption key to encrypt the data To restore data from a Snapshot 1 Connect the mobile storage device containing the snapshot data to the Client machine or to a Local Area Network so that it has access to the Client machine 2 On the Tools menu point to Snapshot and then click Import Restore Snapshot 3 Select whether you wish to restore the data from a disk drive or recovery server a If restoring from disk select the Show Restore Snapshot s in Restore panel check box and then specify the path to the data in the Snapshot location box Warning The default snapshot location specified is C Backups Import Snapshot Restore If you wish to use this location you need to create the folder structure on the machine and then paste the snapshot data onto the Snapshot Restore folder This folder is not created automatically Alternatively you can use the Browse button to browse to the location in which you have saved the snapshot data i Note You need to specif
67. up Devices and Printers Default Programs Help and Support 4 Back Windows Secu rity Seorcn programs and files pe Copyright O Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX Alternatively double click the Attix5 Pro icon in the system tray or right click the icon and then click Open Open Backup Mow Cancel Backup Monitor Status Notifications About Exit x jo ax 1 8 2010 i Note The first time you open the Backup Client the Setup Wizard launches automatically For more information on creating a Backup Account see Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX The Client interface explained You can manage and monitor backups using the Backup Client application window the system tray icon or the notification bubbles that appear when certain processes occur Below are descriptions of each of these items and the options they provide Application window The Backup Client application window contains the following areas E Attix5 Pro V7 0 Fie Selection Tools View Help 38 H E Recyde Bin 2 7 AMD E E ATI H E Intel H E MSOCache H E Perflogs E E Program Files H E Program Files x86 H E ProgramData E E Recovery EE System Volume Information HHE Temp E E Users H E Windows 00000000 00000000000tttEEELnnTTTTTEN Attix5 Backup Pro eula 1028 txt eula 1031 txt eula 1033 txt eula 1036 txt
68. up Client on a Windows Server OS You can however install a 32 bit DL Backup Client on a 64 bit OS To install Attix5 Pro DL 1 Runthe MSI file 2 In the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard that appears follow the steps as described in the following section ATTIX Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard The Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard typically consists of four steps to guide you through the Setup task in a simple step by step manner These steps also make it possible to undo previous operations by navigating backward i Note Some of the settings encountered in the wizard may have been removed when the MSI was created Furthermore the wizard may contain additional steps Please read each window carefully before continuing Step 1 of 4 Start the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard To start the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard Click Next Welcome to the Attix5 Pro DL Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install AttixS Pro DL on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard ATTIX Pro Step 2 of 4 Specify an install location To specify a destination for the DL application files and folders Destination Folder Click Next to install to the default folder or click Change to choose another Click Next to accept the default destination folder and continue to Install AttixS Pro DL to the next wizard step C Program Files AttixS Pro Backup Client DL Alternatively specify a new destination folder 1 C
69. ups 1 Clear the Daily automated backup and Advanced schedule check boxes 2 Click Next to move to the next step in the wizard Warning This option is not recommended If an automated backup schedule is not created backups will have to be run manually Enabling automatic backups is strongly advised To schedule a daily automated backup 1 Select the Daily automated backup check box Specify a time in the associated box Click Next to move to the next step in the wizard or create an advanced backup schedule as described below i Note If a backup is scheduled to occur between 19hoo and o7hoo the Backup Client will choose a random time in that period to transmit the data This ensures that the network is not overburdened by multiple Backup Clients all attempting to back up at the same time To create an advanced backup schedule Select the Advanced schedule back up at the following times check box In the Week day box select a day on which a backup should be initiated Specify the time in the Backup time box Click the Add button to add the day and time to the Advanced schedule box Repeat the steps above until you have added all desired schedules ll 3 Click Next to move to the next step in the wizard pa Aut ET SE C Attiv G A ri ble FACAFV AS a TG ae ANV AMN I III ICCI VOU I Anvers bt A Attiv BR AN Copyrignt Attix All ATTIX Step 6 of 6 Confirm backup configuration The wizard d
70. urs drop down next to A5Tray exe and then select Show icon and notifications System tray menu Options Click the option to Open Opens the Attix5 Pro Client application window Q Tip Users can also double click the system tray icon to open the application window For more information see Application window earlier in this chapter Backup Now Manually initiates the backup process without opening the Backup Client application window Cancel If the service is busy with a backup when the 5 icon is animated Cancel will Backup stop the process Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved ATTIX System tray menu continued Monitor Status Notifications About Exit Opens a small window Backup Service i Attix Pro displaying the progress Last Backup Today 3 00 PM Success of the current process Mest Backup Today 7 00 Phi above the system tray This enables you to monitor the status and progress of the task being performed without opening the application window Provides you with options to enable disable backup notifications For more information see Notifications later in this chapter Displays the splash screen Click anywhere in the window to close it Removes the 5 icon from the system tray i Note This will not stop the Attix5 Pro service from running scheduled backups To see the icon in the system tray again simply open the Attix5 Pro Client inter
71. will include or exclude all Word documents within a folder as well as any new Word documents that are added to that folder later To apply a predefined filter to a specific folder In the Backup Selection tree right click the folder icon Point to Filters Point to one of the available filters in the list e g MS Office documents Click Include or Exclude 2 Po To modify an existing filter 1 In the Backup Selection tree right click the folder icon point to Filters and then click Edit filters Select one of the filters and then modify its properties in the Edit filter box Click Ok e Tip To add a new filter from within the Edit filters dialog box click the New button supply a name that describes the filter enter the file type s and then click OK To add a new filter via the Backup Selection tree Right click the folder icon and then click New filter In the Filter name box type a name to be used in the Filters menu In the Filter box specify the file extensions to which the filter will apply Click OK oe The filter will be added to the Filters menu and you will be able to use it to include or exclude all files matching its criteria To remove filters from a folder Right click the folder icon Point to Filters Point to the name of the filter you wish to remove Clear the check mark next to the selection Include or Exclude gt SS he To identify files and folders selected by filters L
72. y the snapshot data s parent folder NOT the snapshot folder itself E g If your snapshot data folder is called 20100506124347 and you ve pasted it to your Desktop you need to specify C Users Administrator Desktop in the Snapshot location box NOT C Users Administrator Desktop 20100506124347 b If restoring from a recovery server select the Do restores from recovery server check box and then specify the server address and port number in the boxes provided If using a proxy server select the Use proxy settings for recovery check box i Note This option can only be used if the Backup Administrator has prepared a recovery server 4 Click Ok The Snapshot data will display as an entry in the Restore tree enabling you to browse a directory of its contents and restore files and folders For more information see Chapter 7 Restores ATTIX You can use the command line interface CLI to run the Setup Wizard remotely enable Remote Management and send a wide range of backup and restore commands to any Backup Client connected to a LAN For more information please contact your Backup Administrator Profiling enables your Backup Administrator to propagate certain client side settings from the Storage Platform to your Backup Client It can be used to enforce the following settings Backup schedules Inclusions and exclusions Filters Most options and settings accessible via the Tools menu i Note Profiled settings t
73. ytes in 2 files and Folders Starting V55 snapshot Checking For differences Total backup size 171 bytes Initializing secure random generator Connecting to Storage Platform on 192 166 20 245 443 Server name Storage Platform AtkixS Dev QA Server name Storage Platform Akttix5 Dev QA b Alternatively you can right click the runner icon in your system tray and then click Cancel pen Backup Mow Cancel Backup Monitor status Notifications About Exit 723 200 In the confirmation dialog box that appears click Yes Copyright Attix5 All rights reserved i J ATTIX By default the Backup Client tries to connect to the Storage Platform four times before cancelling the backup process If however the previous backup was not successful and a manual backup is initiated the Backup Client will display the prompt Do you want to resume the failed backup with a 30 second countdown Confirm resume backup E Do you want to resume the failed backup from Tue 19 Jan 2010 18 51 507 4 new backup will start in 28 seconds Mo Cancel Click Yes to instruct the Backup Client to try to continue from where the process failed during the previous backup Click No to initiate a new backup or Cancel to return to the Backup Client application window You can only resume a backup if the backup completed the Processing stage A new backup will be initiated automatically after the countdown ha

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