The Backup Manager, found under the Seagate BlackArmor Server STORAGE option provides the following features (use one of the following links to jump to a section):
- USB to NAS Scheduled Backup
- USB to NAS On-Demand Backup
- NAS to USB Scheduled Backup
- NAS to USB On-Demand Backup
- Configuring Backup Service on a BlackArmor NAS Server
- NAS to NAS Scheduled Backup
- NAS to NAS On-Demand Backup
- Download Task Log
- Modify a Backup
- Restore from a Backup
- Delete a Backup
USB to NAS
The following provides the steps necessary to back up data on a USB Drive to a Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server.
Scheduled Backup
- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Schedule Backup. The Schedule Backup page opens in your Browser.
- Do one of the following:
- If this is your first scheduled backup. Click on the USB to NAS radio button located underneath the Task List
- If this is your second/subsequent scheduled backup, click on the New Job button and the click on the USB to NAS radio button located underneath the Task List
- Choose a Folder on the USB Drive to Back Up From (the source) and click on the Add button. Repeat this process for every folder selected you wish to back up
- Choose a Folder on the NAS to Back Up To (the destination).
- Enter a Backup Description in the field provided.
- From Frequency, check Daily or check individual boxes for days you wish to perform your USB to NAS backup
- Check the Hour and Minute you wish to schedule your USB to NAS backup
Note: Hours are shown in military time and minutes are broke down in 10-minute intervals. - When all selections are made, click on the Schedule button Your backup will appear in the Task List window and run at its scheduled time.
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- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click on the USB to NAS link located in the Left Frame of the Web UI.
- Choose a Folder on the USB Drive to Back Up From (the source) and click on the Add button. Repeat this process for every folder selected you wish to back up
- Choose a Folder on the NAS to Back Up To (the destination).
- Click the Start button. Your backup will launch automatically. A Status Bar will show the Backup's Progress. When finished, the Status Bar will show 100%.
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The following provides the steps necessary to back up data on a Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server to a USB Drive.
Scheduled Backup
- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Schedule Backup. The Schedule Backup page opens in your Browser.
- Do one of the following:
- If this is your first scheduled backup. Click on the NAS to USB radio button located underneath the Task List
- If this is your second/subsequent scheduled backup, click on the New Job button and the click on the NAS to USB radio button located underneath the Task List
- Choose a Folder on the NAS Drive to Back Up From (the source) and click on the Add button. Repeat this process for every folder selected you wish to back up
- Choose a Folder on the USB to Back Up To (the destination).
- Enter a Backup Description in the field provided.
- From Frequency, check Daily or check individual boxes for days you wish to perform your NAS to USB backup
- Check the Hour and Minute you wish to schedule your NAS to USB backup
Note: Hours are shown in military time and minutes are broke down in 10-minute intervals. - When all selections are made, click on the Schedule button. Your backup will appear in the Task List window and run at its scheduled time.
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- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click on the NAS to USB link located in the Left Frame of the Web UI.
- Choose a Folder on the NAS Drive to Back Up From (the source) and click on the Add button. Repeat this process for every folder selected you wish to back up
- Choose a Folder on the USB to Back Up To (the destination).
- Click the Start button. Your backup will launch automatically. A Status Bar will show the Backup's Progress. When finished, the Status Bar will show 100%.
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Configuring Backup Service on a BlackArmor NAS Server:
Not every system can be used as a Backup Server to a BlackArmor NAS. Only a Seagate BlackArmor NAS Server can be a Backup Server for another BlackArmor Server. The following procedure gives the steps to Enable the Backup Service and further configure a BlackArmor NAS to be a Backup Server.
- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click on the Sever Setting link located in the Left Frame of the Web UI. The Backup Server Service page opens.
- Check the Backup Service box. The following options/information needs to be provided.
Auth name
Auth password
Volume selection
Alias name
- Enter this information as needed and click the Submit button. The BlackArmor NAS Server is now configured to be a Backup Server to other BlackArmor NAS Servers on your network segment.
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- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Schedule Backup. The Schedule Backup page opens in your Browser.
- Do one of the following:
- If this is your first scheduled backup. Click on the Network Backup radio button located underneath the Task List
- If this is your second/subsequent scheduled backup, click on the New Job button and the click on the Network Backup radio button located underneath the Task List - Choose a Folder on the NAS Drive to Back Up From (the source) and click on the Add button. Repeat this process for every folder selected you wish to back up
- Choose a Folder on the NAS Server to Back Up To (the destination)
- Click on the Detect IP Address button to locate BlackArmor NAS Servers configured to be a Backup Server on your LAN Segment.
- Select the Backup Server from the drop-down field. The selected server's IP Address and Target Server Name appear in their respective fields
- Click on the Alias Name drop-down field and choose the alias from the list provided. The backup server's Alias name and Auth name appear in their respective fields
- Type in the Auth password in its field
- Click on the Test Connection button. A Message for Webpage opens informating you that connection and login are OK.
- Click on the OK button.
- Enter a Backup Description in the field provided.
- From Frequency, check Daily or check individual boxes for days you wish to perform your NAS to NAS backup
- Check the Hour and Minute you wish to schedule your NAS to NAS backup
Note: Hours are shown in military time and minutes are broke down in 10-minute intervals. - When all selections are made, click on the Schedule button. Your backup will appear in the Task List window and run at its scheduled time.
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- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click on the NAS To NAS link located in the Left Frame of the Web UI. The NAS TO NAS page opens.
- Choose a Folder on the NAS Drive to Back Up From (the source) and click on the Add button. Repeat this process for every folder selected you wish to back up
- Choose a Folder on the NAS Server to Back Up To (the destination).
- Click on the Detect IP Address button to locate BlackArmor NAS Servers configured to be a Backup Server on your LAN Segment.
- Select the Backup Server from the drop-down field. The selected server's IP Address appears in its respective field
- Click on the Alias Name drop-down field and choose the alias from the list provided.
Note: If the Alias Name does not apprear in the field, manually type it as needed. - Type in the Auth name and Auth password into their respective fields
- Click on the Test Connection button. A Message for Webpage window opens informing you that connection and login are OK.
- Click on the OK button. Your backup is ready to launch
- Click the Start button. Your backup will launch automatically. A Status Bar will show the Backup's Progress. When finished, the Status Bar will show 100%.
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This option when selected will download/launch a Task Log that can be used to check the status of a NAS Backups. The following provides you with the steps needed for Download the Task Log.
- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Schedule Backup. The Schedule Backup page opens in your Browser.
- From the Task Monitor Box, select a backup and click on Download task log. Upon download the Task log opens into a Notepad file. Though not very user friendly, it's contents may be use by support when troubleshooting backup issues.
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Not all backups are meant to be the same all the time and may require modifications every once in awhile. The following provides the steps for Modifying a Backup.
Note: The backup being modified in this example is a NAS to USB Backup; other backup modification procedures may vary.
- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Schedule Backup. The Schedule Backup page opens in your Browser.
- From the Task Monitor window, select the backup you wish to change.
- Change the Hour and Minute you wish for your backup
Note: Hours are shown in military time and minutes are broke down in 10-minute intervals. - From Frequency, check Daily or check individual boxes for days you wish to perform your backup
- When all selections are changed, click on the Modify button. Your backup will appear in the Task List window and run at its newly changed/scheduled time.
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- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Restore. The Restore page opens in your Browser.
- Select a Restore from the list provided and then select the Destination Folder. Ensure that the proper destination path is used (e.g. manually type in unidentified folders and add a forward slash "/" at the end of each folder).
- Click Restore Now.
Note: If you had to manually apply a destination path, you will be prompted to confirm this change - simply click OK to proceed. - The Restore immediately launches. A status bar tracks the progress of the restoration process. When finished, the bar will show 100%.
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- Mouseover STORAGE and select Backup Manager. The Task Monitor page opens in your Browser.
- Click Schedule Backup. The Schedule Backup page opens in your Browser.
- From the Task Monitor window, select the backup you wish to remove.
- Click on the Delete button. A Message for Webpage window opens asking if you wish to delete this record?
- Click on the OK button. When processing is complete, the record is deleted from the BlackArmor NAS Server.
Seagate BlackArmor NAS Video Tutorial - Delete a Backup
