Testing your external backup and restore – Dell DPND-523-EN12 User Manual

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134 | Backup and Restore

Network Discovery

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Choose whether or not you will back up scan files. (Scan files will take up a
lot of space.)

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Click Submit.

Network Discovery will now back up its data to the FTP site once a day.

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You can check the backup log at any time by clicking Administration >
Backup and restore > View backup log.

The list of backups is sorted by time and date.

Testing your external backup and restore

To make sure you have entered the correct information for your FTP server, you
can test the link. You can also test the external backup to tape (if a tape drive is
configured).

For tape backup/restore, Network Discovery checks:

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whether a tape drive can be found

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whether a tape is in the drive

For FTP backup/restore, Network Discovery checks:

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the existence of the device specified

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whether the username and password work for the device

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the port specified for the device

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read/write ability for the device

For appliance restore, Network Discovery checks:

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the connection to the second Peregrine appliance

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that the second Peregrine appliance can provide data

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that the data on the second Peregrine appliance is compatible with the
active appliance

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