Create Backup Tasks
Hyper Backup allows you to create/manage/monitor data backup tasks, and export backup data to external storage devices.
To create a data backup task:
- Click + on the bottom left corner, and select Data backup task to launch the Backup Wizard.
- Select the desired type of backup destination.
- Set up the desired type of your backup task:
- To create a whole new task, select Create backup task.
- To reuse existing backup data on any
destination, select Relink to existing task. Relinking helps you directly leverage the backup data from a different task.
- Follow the wizard's instructions to finish the settings.
Note:
- A backup repository can only be linked with one backup task.
- The backup target folder for relinking should not be renamed because the relinking process will fail.
- A backup client can run only one task at the same time. If there are multiple tasks scheduled to run simultaneously, they will queue up and perform sequentially.
- A backup task cannot perform backup and version deletion concurrently.
- Backup data on the destination are stored in the backup format powered by Synology, and they can only be read with Hyper Backup or Hyper Backup Vault.
To export backup data to public clouds or remote Synology NAS:
When backing up a large amount of data to a public cloud, you are recommended to export the initial version to an external storage device (e.g. a USB drive) and deliver the device to the cloud service provider. There the device can get connected and upload data directly to the cloud. In this way, you can significantly reduce the time for the first backup.
- Click + on the bottom left corner, and select Remote Synology NAS or the desired cloud service provider.
- Select Export to a local shared folder (including an external storage device), and finish the settings.
- Deliver the external storage device to the remote Synology NAS or cloud service provider. Import the exported data from the external storage device.
- Once confirmed, return to Hyper Backup, and click Relink now.
- Follow the Relinking Wizard's instructions to link your Synology NVR to the repository.
To manage backup tasks:
After the backup task is created, select a desired backup task on the left panel, and click the buttons below for corresponding management:
- Back up now: Back up data of the selected task immediately.
- Backup Explorer (the magnifying glass icon): View all the available backup versions, and copy/restore/download the contained files.
- Backup Statistics (the bar chart icon): Monitor data changes in source and target backup files of each backup version, and set up alert notifications regarding abnormal data changes.
- Version List: View the created time and status of all backup versions, delete specific back versions, or lock up specific ones for enforced reservation (which will not be removed via version rotation).
- Edit: Modify the backup source, destination, schedule, and other settings.
- Delete: Delete the backup task.
- Check backup integrity: Perform integrity check on backup data to know if the related backup task can proceed and if the backup data can be successfully restored.
- Cancel: Stop the currently running backup task.
Note:
Modifying or deleting files directly in a backup destination does corrupt stored backup data and cause unexpected behavior.
To check backup statistics:
You can track changes in volume usage and data quantity of each backup task, and check them against customized alert thresholds. Once abnormalities are found, you will instantly receive alert notifications.
- Select a desired backup task on the left panel.
- Click Backup Statistics (the bar chart icon) to get more information about its backup versions:
- Destination Usage: Monitor its volume usage and data increase on the destination, and customize related alert thresholds.
- Source Size: Monitor its data change on the source side.
- Source Monitor: Monitor its file count change on the source side, and customize related alert thresholds for file addition/modification/deletion.
- To change the time range of the line chart, select Month or Year on the top-right corner.
- To save the customized alert thresholds, click Apply.
Note:
- To run backup statistics, make sure Hyper Backup and Hyper Backup Vault (on the destination) are updated to the latest version.
- To get notified of abnormal backup changes, go to Control Panel > Notification > Advanced, and select at least one medium (e.g. email) for receiving alert notifications.
- The alert thresholds at Source Monitor will work only when the backup task has generated more than one backup version.