You can create a backup folder for a user, or edit an existing folder.
To add or edit a backup folder:
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Select Global File System > Backup Folders in the navigation pane.
The Backup Folders page is displayed.
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Either,
- Add a new folder, click New Folder.
The New Backup Folder page is displayed.
Or,
- Edit an existing folder, click the folder's name.
The folder page is displayed with the folder name as the page title.
Folder Group (a read only value, when editing a backup folder) – A folder group for the folder. The drop-down list only displays the folders for the selected owner.
Device (a read only value, when editing a backup folder) – The device that writes to this backup group.
- Add a new folder, click New Folder.
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Complete the fields:
Name – A name for the folder.
Description (Optional) – A description for the folder.
Owner – The user to own the folder. The owner controls access to the folder.
Backup Extended Attributes – Back up special file permissions and metadata. -
Click Save.
The backup folder is created supporting a fixed block size.
If the folder group specified for the folder is passphrase protected, the folder is also passphrase protected and access to the folder content requires authentication.
Do not change a passphrase on a folder that is passphrase protected. If you want to change the passphrase, change it for the folder group, as described in Changing a Folder Group Passphrase.