DS-User F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Select Initial Backup Destination Path
 
Select Initial Backup Destination Path
This dialog box allows you to add a new path for an initial backup or for offline VM replication.
When creating a new backup set to perform an initial backup, you can specify a new path to which DS-Client can write initial backup data and select an encryption method. When creating a new VM replication set to perform offline replication, you can specify a local disk location to which DS-Client can save the initial VM replication data.
 
This dialog box is slightly different, depending on the type of DS-Client:
Windows DS-Client
Computer
Click >> to select a computer in the "Select the computer" dialog box.
Directory
Click >> to select a directory within the selected computer in the "Select Directory" dialog box.
Select encryption method
The following encryption methods are available only to backup sets. For VM replication sets, DS-Client will encrypt VM replication data using a randomly generated encryption key.
 
• Don’t Encrypt (NONE): The meta-data (the descriptive files used to manage the Initial Backup) will not be encrypted.
• Encrypt with DS-Client Private Key (CLIENT): The meta-data (and Initial Backup data) will be encrypted with a key based on the DS-Client’s signature. The data can only be imported to the same registered DS-Client account on the DS-System.
• Encrypt with specified Key (USER-DEFINED): Enter (or import) your own alpha-numeric key of up to 32 characters for the encryption. You can export this key (in encrypted format) to a text file for distribution, if necessary.
Linux DS-Client
Backup Path
Click >> to open the "Select Directory" dialog box.
Metadata Encryption
Select an encryption method.
• NONE: The meta-data (the descriptive files used to manage the Initial Backup) will not be encrypted.
• CLIENT: The meta-data (and Initial Backup data) will be encrypted with a key based on the DS-Client’s signature. The data can only be imported to the same registered DS-Client account on the DS-System.
• USER-DEFINED: Enter (or import) your own alpha-numeric key of up to 32 characters for the encryption. You can export this key (in encrypted format) to a text file for distribution, if necessary.
Encryption Key
This box activates if USER-DEFINED encryption is selected. Enter your own alpha-numeric key of up to 32 characters for the encryption.
• Import: You can import from any valid file containing an exported key string.
• Export: You can export this key (in encrypted format) to a text file for distribution, if necessary.