Backup

The backup contains all the data such as users home directories, shared folders, emails but also all the configurations of the system. It runs daily and may be full or incremental, depending on day of week and configuration. The media available for backup are: USB disk, Windows share, NFS share and WebDAV share. At the end of the backup procedure, an email notification will be sent to the administrator or to a custom address.

General

Enable automatic backup
This option enables or disables the backup procedure. The default is enabled.
Schedule backup
The time when the backup will start. Change the value directly in the field.
Full
Selecting this option will run a full backup every day of the week
Incremental
Selecting this option will run a full backup on the day selected through the specific field while the rest of week will run an incremental backup.
Retention policy
Input the number of days for which the backup will be stored.

Destination

USB Disk

Select the backup destination to a USB drive. The USB disk must be formatted with a compatible file system (ext2/3/4 or FAT, NTFS not supported) and a label configured.

  • Filesystem label: lists connected USB disks. If the disk is mounted, it is marked with an "M".
Windows Share (CIFS)

Select the backup destination, a Windows share (CIFS). Authentication is required.

  • Server: The IP address or FQDN of the target Windows server
  • Share: the name of the share on the target Windows system
  • User: username to use for authentication
  • Password: password to use for authentication.
NFS Share
Select the backup destination on an NFS share
Host

The IP address or FQDN of the NFS server

  • Share: name of the NFS share target
WebDAV Share

Select the backup destination, a WebDAV share. Authentication is required.

  • Server: The WebDAV URL of the target server share
  • User: username to use for authentication
  • Password: password to use for authentication.

Notifications

In case of error
Send notification only in the event of failure of the backup.
Always
Always send notifications, if successful or in case of failure.
Never
You will not get any notification.
Send notification to

Input who will receive the email notification

  • System Administrator: notification of the backup will be sent to the system administrator (admin user)
  • Custom Mail Address: notification of the backup will be sent to the specified email address