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Drive Snapshot

octoplant supports the automated creation and upload of images (= backup copies) with Drive Snapshot from Tom Ehlert Software. An image can be used to quickly restore important data in the event of a problem.

Prerequisites

You require a licensed version of the Drive Snapshot program. For more information about this product see Snapshot - Trialware Download.

For operating systems that are not supported by octoplant, in addition to Drive Snapshot, you require the tool PsExec. PsExec allows you to start processes on any computer within the network, provided you have the necessary permissions. This tool is available online free of charge.

Notes on the use of PsExec:

  • AMDT recommends the use of PSExec 2.1 or higher. PSExec 2.1 supports computers with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher and transmits access data in encrypted form.

  • For computers with Windows XP, Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows NT, PsExec 1.94 or a previous version must be used. However, these do not support encryption or the -h and -accepteula options.

    Passwords and access data are encrypted by octoplant by default.

  • octoplant allows the use of different PsExec versions. For each job, you can specify which PsExec version is to be used and which PsExec options are to be used.

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If problems occur when using Drive Snapshot and PsExec in conjunction with octoplant, check the functionality of these external tools outside the octoplant environment.