Backing Up Server Applications
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Step 3 In the right pane, click the Plus button at the lower right corner. The Add Backup Task
window opens.
Step 4 Type a descriptive name for the backup task into the Name field.
Step 5 Select Application from the Select File Type drop-down list.
Step 6 Select the desired application object from the Application Data drop-down list.
Step 7 Type the desired number of backup revisions to keep into the Number of Versions field. The
default is 2.
Step 8 The Trimming Algorithm field is not configurable for Application policies. The field displays
the type of trimming algorithm in use.
Step 9 In the Offsite drop-down list, select one of the following options:
• Send all Files Offsite – Offsite backup settings must already be configured in the
SonicWALL CDP Web Management Interface, and the offsite appliance must be available.
• Do Not Send Files Offsite – No files will be sent offsite.
Step 10 Select the desired schedule from the Schedule drop-down list.
Step 11 To activate this backup task, select the Enable this task in Policy checkbox. To disable this
backup task without deleting it, you can clear this checkbox.
Step 12 Click OK.
Verifying System State and Active Directory Backup Activity
This section describes how to tell if your System State backups are working correctly. You can
view log entries showing the backups in the Status page of the SonicWALL CDP Agent User
Interface.
You should see log entries showing backups after each scheduled backup after creating a
backup task for System State and Active Directory.
Step 1 In the SonicWALL CDP Agent User Interface, click the Status tab.
Step 2 Optionally, to view backup status on a different appliance, click the change appliance
button in the left pane.