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.

To create a backup destination for Google Drive:

  1. If you do not have a Google Drive account, please click on the link 'Sign up for Google Drive' to create an account.
  2. Enter name of the backup destination.
  3. Select 'Single storage destination' under [Type].
  4. Select 'Google Drive' from the [Destination storage] drop down box.
  5. Option: Click on [Test] button to open a browser that will ask for your permission to access the storage.
  6. Click [OK].
  7. A browser will popup and Google will ask for your permission to access the storage, click on "Allow".
  8. On the browser, a code will be displayed, copy and paste it in %edition_name% and click [OK].

To modify the Google Drive settings:

  1. Configure a meaningful 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 Google Drive:

  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 'Google Drive' from the [Destination storage] drop down box.
  6. Option: Click on [Test] button to open a browser that will ask for your permission to access the storage.
  7. Click [OK] to add a new destination.
  8. A browser will popup and Google will ask for your permission to access the storage, click on "Allow".
  9. On the browser, a code is displayed, copy it and paste it in %edition_name% and click [OK].
  10. Repeat the above steps to add a new backup destination to the pool.
  11. Once all the backup destination has been added, click [OK] to save the destination pool.