Skip to content

Configuring Drive Snapshot jobs

  1. Create a job with the Disk image upload type.

  2. Go to the Upload and compare section.

  3. From the Upload agent dropdown menu, select the desired upload agent.
  4. From the Compare policy dropdown menu, select Do not compare.

  5. In the Number of backups retained (rollover), enter the number of backups (= full images) to be retained. Once the limit is reached, the full image will be automatically deleted, along with all associated differential images.

  6. Go to the Disk Image Settings section.

  7. From the Type dropdown menu, select:

    • Drive Snapshot, if the target system runs an operating system supported by versiondog.
    • Drive Snapshot with PsExec, if the target system runs an unsupported operating system.

  8. In the Drive field, specify the drive to back up.

    Example: Enter D: to back up drive D:, or HD1*+HD2* to back up all partitions of hard disk 1 and 2.

  9. In the Options field, you can automate image creation processes using command line parameters.

    Example: The -R option empties the recycle bin before the image is created.

  10. In theBandwidth (MB/s) field, enter a transfer rate. Use 0 for no limit.

  11. To exclude files or directories from the backup, enter them in the Exclude files field.

    Example: \Windows\Memory.dmp excludes the Memory.dmp file in the Windows directory.

  12. Select Test created images to verify that the image is error-free and complete. A warning is displayed if an error occurs.

  13. If you selected the Drive Snapshot with PsExec option, go the PsExec settings section.

  14. In the Application file name field, enter the PsExec application name (e.g. PsExec.exe). This allows different PsExec versions to be used at the job level.

  15. In the Device field, enter the system name or IP address of the device whose image should be created.
  16. In the User and Password fields, enter the credentials for the computer.

  17. In the Options field, configure the PsExec options.

    Example: PsExec versions 2.1 and higher support encryption. Use the -h -accepteula options. Older versions (e.g., 1.63) do not support encryption or these options.

  18. Go to the Storage section.

  19. Select a Type.

    • Server archive

      Images are created on the target system and stored in the server archive. No further configuration is needed.

    • File storage

      If you select this option, backup and storage occur on a network drive. Configure the following:

      1. In the Path field, enter the image storage location (\\sysdata\DSSImages).
      2. Select Add component path to the path above to include the component path from the Project tree. This is recommended.

      Example: \\Disk_Images\ becomes \\Disk_Images\Backup\Plant 1\Hall 1\Area 1\PC 6\.

      1. Alternatively, activate Add component ID to the path above to map the component ID from the Project tree.

        Example: 0F2BCA2031984D699EDED7C6DAB34CE5 becomes \\Disk_Images\0F2BCA2031984D699EDED7C6DAB34CE5\.

      2. Enter the User and Password for accessing the specified path.

      3. Optionally, activate Create differential images to enable differential backups. If activated, the Differential images will be created until the last full image is older than (days) setting is also enabled. This defines when a new full image should be created.

    • FTP server

      If you select this option, backup and storage occur on an FTP server. Configure the following:

      1. In the Port field, enter the FTP server port.
      2. In the Path field, enter the image storage location (e.g., \\sysdata\DSSImages).

      3. We recommend activating Add component path to the path above to include the component path of the component in the Project tree.

        Example: \\Disk_Images\ becomes \\Disk_Images\Backup\Plant 1\Hall 1\Area 1\PC 6\

      4. Alternatively, activate Add component ID to the path above to map the component path in the Project tree. The component ID 0F2BCA2031984D699EDED7C6DAB34CE5 becomes \\Disk_Images\0F2BCA2031984D699EDED7C6DAB34CE5\

      5. Enter the User and Password for accessing the specified path.

    Info

    When creating the image via the FTP connection, the Timeout may be exceeded. You can change the FTP server timeout as follows:

    Configuring the timeout:

    1. Open the AdminClient and select INI files from the menu bar.
    2. In the Edit ini file dialog, select Upload\Classes.ini and select Edit.
    3. Add the following lines and save the file:
    [DiskImage]
FTP_TIMEOUT= {TIMEOUT IN SECONDS}

Related topics