11. Backup

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The menu Backup provides access to backup scheduling and a submenu Browse and Restorer. The menu Scheduling includes a list of scheduled backup tasks, followed by a panel displaying the backup task history for a selected backup task. The menu Browse & restore presents a list of the backup hosts on which the backups are placed, then you can select a backup host and a backup set, followed by a pane displaying the VPS restore points.

The following properties of a backup job are displayed in the menu Backup as well as in the add & edit dialog boxes.

Field	Description
Name	Backup task name. Provide a descriptive name.
Mode	The available choices for the backup mode are "Backup to ZFS" and "Backup to file (legacy)".
Partition	Name of the partition from which you want to back up the VPS. It can be an individual partition or all the partitions on the network.
Destination	Name of the partition from which you want to back up the VPS. It can be an individual partition or all the partitions on the network.
Pool	The name of the dedicated backup pool.