Backup of Administration Server data task

Creating a Backup of Administration Server data task

Backup task is an Administration Server task; it is created through the quick start wizard. If a backup task created by the quick start wizard has been deleted, you can create one manually.

To create a Backup of Administration Server data task:

1. In the console tree, select the Tasks folder.
2. Start creation of the task in one of the following ways:
   • By selecting New → Task in the context menu of the Tasks folder in the console tree.
   • By clicking the Create a task button in the workspace.

The New task wizard starts. Follow the instructions of the wizard. In the Select the task type window of the wizard select the task type named Backup of Administration Server data.

The Backup of Administration Server data task can only be created in a single copy. If the Administration Server data backup task has already been created for the Administration Server, it is not displayed in the task type selection window of the Administration Server backup task creation wizard.

Configuring the Backup of Administration Server data task

After creating a backup task, you can configure the task settings.

To configure the Backup of Administration Server data task:

1. In the console tree, select the Tasks folder.
2. In the context menu of the Backup of Administration Server data task, select Properties.

The properties window of the Backup of Administration Server data task opens. The following properties are available:

• General

  In the General section, you can specify the task name, view the task creation date, the last command date, the statuses of the task launches, and task results.

• Notification

  In the Notification section, you can specify the settings for storing tasks, as well as configure the notifications about the task execution results.

• Schedule

  In the Schedule section, you can specify a schedule for task start.

• Destination

  In the Destination section, you can specify the path to the folder that will store backup copies of Administration Server data.

• Settings

  In the Settings section, you can set the backup protection password and number of backup copies, if needed.

  You can also create a shadow copy of the logical disk storing the %ALLUSERSPROFILE% folder and copy the Administration Server database. To do this, you must enable the Use a file system snapshot for data backup option, and then specify the name and password of an account that has the permission to create snapshots.

• Security

  In the Security section, you can give users and groups permissions to perform operations on Administration Server. If the Inherit settings from Administration Server option is enabled, the security settings of the task are inherited from the Administration Server.

  If this option is disabled, you can configure security settings for the task. You can assign a role to a user or a group of users, or assign permissions to a user or a group of users, as applied to the task.

  By default, the Inherit settings from Administration Server option is enabled.

• Revision history

  In the Revision history section, you can track the task modification. Every time you save changes made to the task, a revision is created.

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