Backup Destination

Key:

Field Description
Name Name of the backup destination.
Type Backup destination type, either Single storage destination or Destination pool.
Destination storage Backup destination storage which can be set to Local / Mapped Drive / Network Drive / Removable Drive, Cloud storage or FTP/SFTP. Selection varies depending on your backup module.
Host Host name/IP for the SFTP server.
Port The connecting port for the SFTP service.
Username User login name to access the SFTP server.
Password Password to access the SFTP server.
SFTP directory to store backup data The directory on the SFTP server.
Access the Internet through proxy Check this option if your site uses a proxy server to access the Internet.


To create a backup destination for SFTP:

  1. Enter name of the backup destination.
  2. Select 'Single storage destination' under [Type].
  3. Select 'SFTP' from the [Destination storage] drop down box.
  4. Enter the host.
  5. Enter the port.
  6. Enter the username.
  7. Enter the password.
  8. Option: Enter the SFTP directory.
  9. Option: Check the 'Access the Internet through proxy' check box, if you need to access the Internet by proxy server.
  10. Option: Click the [Test] button to connect to the storage. Message will be prompted about the connection status. If the connection has failed, check on the username, password, hostname and port number that you typed and try the connection again.
  11. Click [OK] to add the new destination.

To modify the SFTP settings:

  1. Change the backup destination name if necessary.
  2. The destination storage cannot be modified. If you need another backup destination, you need to create a new backup destination.
  3. Configure information according to your requirement.
  4. Click [OK] once done to save.

To create a destination pool using SFTP:

  1. Enter name of the backup destination pool.
  2. Select 'Destination pool' under [Type].
  3. Click [+] to add a new storage destination.
  4. Enter the name of the backup destination.
  5. Select 'SFTP' from the [Destination storage] drop down box.
  6. Enter the host.
  7. Enter the port.
  8. Enter the username.
  9. Enter the password.
  10. Option: Enter the SFTP directory.
  11. Option: Check the 'Access the Internet through proxy' check box, if you need to access the Internet by proxy server.
  12. Option: Click the [Test] button to connect to the storage. Message will be prompted about the connection status. If the connection has failed, check on the username, password, hostname and port number that you typed and try the connection again.
  13. Click [OK] to add the new destination.
  14. Repeat the above steps to add a new backup destination to the pool.
  15. Once all the backup destination has been added, click [OK] to save the destination pool.
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The destination pool may not be available. This depends on the settings of your backup service provider. Please contact your backup service provider for more information.