Making a manual cloud backup
By default, the Cloud Backup Service is configured for manually triggered backups. Using either
Prerequisites:
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- The station is already set up for cloud connectivity and is registered in the
Perform the following steps:
- In the Nav tree, expand station Services and double-click on Cloud Backup Service.
- In the Cloud Backup Manager view, click Backup Now (located at the bottom of the view).
- Optionally, in the Backup Notes dialog. Enter a descriptive backup note (max. limit is 1024 characters) and click OK.
NOTE: Adding Backup Notes is not required to complete a manual backup.
This invokes a blue progress bar that displays at the top of the view:
Additionally, you can click the chevron icon
(located at right) to open the backup Job bar dialog to view status messages as the backup runs. You can also double-click
on items in the job log to get additional information about an entry which can be useful when diagnosing a problem.
Note that this backup Job bar dialog displays only a limited number of rows (2048). The complete job log is available through the Job Service. Also note that you can click OK in the Job log to close the window.
On backup completion, a “Success” notification replaces the progress bar and the backup details are listed in the view, as
shown.