Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 108)

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Backing Up the System
Dell™ PowerVault™ 725N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide
System-State Backup
Backing Up Data Volumes
Backing Up Dell ActiveArchive™ Persistent Images
This section provides instructions on how to back up files on your system. Regularly backup, or have mirrors of, the following types of information:
l System state — Files that contain configuration information about the NAS system. System-state files include the registry, COM+ class registration
database, system boot files, users and groups information, and CIFS/NFS/Novell® NetWare®/Macintosh share data.
l Operating system — Files that are necessary to run the Microsoft® Windows® Powered operating system on the NAS system.
l Data files — The documents and other files that are not part of the operating system.
System-State Backup
Backing up the system state allows you to recover the system if an operating system reinstallation is required. Restoring your system state restores
customized settings such as user information and share information.
System-state data includes the following:
l Registry
l COM+ class registration database
l System boot files
l Users and groups information
l CIFS/NFS/Novell NetWare/Macintosh share data
For more information, see the online help for Windows 2000 Backup and Recovery Tools.
To ensure information about all shares is preserved, back up the following folders with the system-state data, if they exist:
l C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
l C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
l C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data
l C:\Documents and Settings\SYSTEM\Application Data
Backing Up System-State Data
Dell recommends that you regularly back up your system state. This action enables you to go back to the most recent state if an operating system
reinstallation is required.
To back up system-state data, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the NAS Manager as an administrator.
See " Logging in to the NAS Manager " in the "NAS Manager" section of this guide.
2. Click Maintenance.
3. Click Backup.