For changes to standard usage and fuller explanations see [[:Backup_with_dar]]
For changes to standard usage and fuller explanations see [[:Backup_with_dar]]
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For help with USB Disk preparation see [[:USBDisks]]
'''Configure workstation backup'''
'''Configure workstation backup'''
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Change these to suit your particular situation.
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In a typical scenario with Windows workstations backing up to a removable or shared drive in a workstation, with a weekly full backup on Friday and subsequent daily incremental backups & you wish to retain 2 backup sets on each disk, with backup to start at 8pm and finish at 8am, use the following settings.
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Backup is enabled.
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Backup is made on LAN workstation netshare via cifs
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Destination backup share folder is backup
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Login is backupuser
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Password is ********
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Number of rotating backup sets is 2
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Number of daily backups contained in each set is 7
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Compression level (0-9) of backup is 4
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Daily backup occurs at 20:00
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Each daily backup session is cleanly timed out after 12h except full backups which are cleanly timed out after 24 hours
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Full backup session (new backup sets) is allowed only on Friday
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Configure your backup destination and optoins to suit your situation.