Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 27)

The Backup pane makes it easy to manually or automatically make backup copies of your
Final Cut Server catalog.
Final Cut Server includes a backup feature that allows you to create a backup copy of the
Final Cut Server catalog. Being able to restore the catalog from the backup copy can help
you get your system running again should you need to reinstall Final Cut Server.
Important: The backup feature only backs up the Final Cut Server catalog and any
annotations associated with assets in the catalog—it does not back up any assets or
projects stored on any of your devices.
This chapter covers the following:
• Developing a Backup Strategy (p. 27)
• Backing Up Your Final Cut Server Catalog (p. 29)
• About the Backup Files (p. 30)
• Restoring Your Final Cut Server Catalog (p. 31)
Developing a Backup Strategy
A Final Cut Server system is comprised of a lot of files stored on a variety of computers
and devices. Backing up an entire Final Cut Server system can be challenging, especially
when you consider the potentially large file sizes you may have to deal with. Things to
consider include backing up devices, backing up the Final Cut Server catalog, and restoring
the Final Cut Server catalog.
About Backing Up Devices
Backing up assets on your devices is straightforward. You can use any current backup
system to make copies of the assets. If you back up your devices, as well as your
Final Cut Server catalog, it is a good idea to back them up at the same time. This ensures
that the data in the catalog’s backup matches the assets in the device backups.
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