Chapter 10. NetBak Replicator. Seagate BARRACUDA ST3750840AS

Chapter 10. NetBak Replicator

NetBak Replicator is a powerful program installed in user’s system (Windows ® OS only) for data backup. You can back up any files or folders on local PC to specified share folder on the NAS by LAN or WAN.

Main Functions

1. Backup

• Instant Backup

You can select files and folders on local PC and back up files to specified network share folder on the NAS immediately.

• File Filter

You can select particular file types to be excluded from backup. The system filters all files belonging to these file types when backing up data.

• Schedule

You can specify a schedule for backing up data with this option, e.g. 12:00 every day or 05:00 every Saturday.

• Monitor

When this option is enabled, the system uploads all files or folders to the server instantly for backup when the files or folders are modified.

2. Restore

Select this option to restore backed up data to the original location of the file or to a new directory.

3. Log

Enable this option to record events of NetBak Replicator, e.g. the time when NetBak

Replicator starts and terminates.

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Install NetBak Replicator

1. Select Install NetBak Replicator in the NAS CD-ROM.

2. Follow the steps to install NetBak Replicator.

3. Upon successful installation, a shortcut icon

Double click the icon to run NetBak Replicator.

is shown on the Desktop.

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Use NetBak Replicator

1. Before using NetBak Replicator, please login the NAS administration and go to

Network Share Management to create a share folder for backup. Make sure the share folder is open for everyone access or you login the share folder with an authorized account or administrator by NetBak Replicator.

2. Run NetBak Replicator. Click network is displayed.

. All the NAS and their share folders within the

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3. When the following window appears, all the NAS servers in the LAN appear on the left list. Select a server and a share folder on the right. NetBak Replicator also supports backup via WAN, you can enter the IP address of the NAS for data backup directly and select a share folder. Then click OK.

4. Enter the user name and password to login the server.

5. You can start the backup procedure upon successful connection to the NAS.

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Description of Buttons on NetBak Replicator

Open Configuration: Open a previously saved NetBak Replicator configuration.

Save Configuration: Save the settings on NetBak Replicator. The file is named as *.rpr

Select All: Select all items in the window.

Clear All: Clear selection.

Select My Document: Select all folders in My Document.

Open NAS Backup Folder: This button allows users to find out where the files were backed up, and check or manage the archived files manually.

Advanced Backup: Advanced Backup allows power user to back up a single folder with more advanced options.

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• Backup

Select files and folders for backup.

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9 Start

When you have selected the files for backup to the NAS, click Start on NetBak

Replicator. The program starts to copy the selected files to the specified share folder on the NAS.

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9 File Filter

Click File Filter on NetBak Replicator main page to select file format to be skipped from backup. Then click OK.

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9 Schedule

Click Schedule on NetBak Replicator main page. Then check the box “Enable

Backup Schedule” and select the frequency and time for backup. Click OK to confirm.

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9 Monitor

Select a folder for monitoring. When this option is enabled, the system uploads all files or folders to the server instantly for backup when the files or folders are modified. Other files are gray and cannot be selected. Click Monitor again to cancel monitoring. An icon appears on task bar of Windows ® when monitoring is in process.

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9 Initialize Configuration

When using this function, NetBak Replicator records all current settings of the user, including whether or not monitor function is enabled. When the user login again, this program loads the previous recorded settings for users to manage data backup.

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• Restore

Please follow the steps below to restore files from the NAS to your PC. a. Restore to original position: Select the location that the data is restored to. b. Select new restore position: Click to select the directory to restore data to or select a previously chosen location from the drop-down menu. c. Select the folder(s) and sub-folder(s) for restoring data on the right list and click Start.

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d. Option: Select recovery option and error option.

If the restoring file existed, NetBak Replicator will:

9 Overwrite all the files

9 Ask first

9 Skip this file

If an error happens in the process of file restoring, NetBak Replicator will:

9 Stop the restoring

9 Ask first

9 Ignore this error message

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• Log a. Save As…: To save all logs on NetBak Replicator, click this button. All logs are saved as text file. b. Clear All: Click this button to clear all logs. c. Option: Select the type of logs to be recorded― “Record all logs” or “Record error logs only”.

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