6 archiving data to cd/dvd discs – PLANET NAS-3410 User Manual

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administration page. To do disc recording, the CD function must be configured as Loader/Writer.

To change the CD function, please click the hyperlink in the Function column of the Device List

table.

Next, select a disc image by clicking the Select a Disc hyperlink. After the selection is made, the

disc image information will be shown underneath, including image size, disc format and disc

volume label. Check the Erase disc before writing option if it is a rewriteable disc which contains

data. Click Apply to start the disc recording.

7.6 Archiving Data to CD/DVD Discs

Data archiving is to move or copy regularly NAS data to CD/DVD discs. Administrators can set file

filters, mostly based on file date/time, to specify what to burn. One of the applications is to move

obsolete data out of the NAS server so that disk space can be freed for future uses.

If used with the Disc Server function, the Data Archiving function becomes more versatile. You can

choose to turn some less-frequently-used files to read-only disc images first, which can be

mounted by the Disc Server function to share to network users in read-only forms. When the

archived data are not in use for a long time, you can then choose to burn them to discs, freeing

the hard disk space.

The Archive Folder

During data archiving, the NAS server will first create disc images in the archive folder, which is

a disc image folder specifically for storing archived data in the form of disc images. Firstly specify

the location of the archive folder on the Disc Server

ÆData ArchivingÆSummary page before

you use the data archiving function.

Summary Logs

On the Disc Server

ÆData ArchivingÆSummary page are also shows the summary logs, which

keep track of the execution summary of the data archiving tasks.

In addition, they keep records like which disc images are created, which are burned and which are

not . Click the View hyperlink under the Discs column of the Summary Logs table to view the list

of disc images. For those disc images not burnt yet, you can choose to burn them.

Setting Up Data Archiving Tasks

On the Disc Server

ÆData ArchivingÆTasks page, you can create tasks to archive data

manually or scheduled.

Task Name

Specifies the name of the data archiving task, for management

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