Dell DPND-523-EN12 - Manual (Page 129)

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11 Backup and Restore
Every day, after midnight, Network Discovery saves its data to a backup partition
on the Peregrine appliance. In addition, you have the option of saving the data
externally to an FTP site or to a tape. If necessary, you can restore the data from
either the internal or the external backup or, if necessary, from another
Peregrine appliance.
Topics in this chapter include:
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About external backups on page 129
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Choosing tape or an FTP site for your external backup on page 130
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Configuring an external backup on page 131
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Testing your external backup and restore on page 134
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To run an internal or external backup immediately on page 135
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Restoring your data on page 136
About external backups
Because the Peregrine appliance has room for only one backup, you may choose
to back up your data to an FTP server or to a local USB tape drive. If you choose
either of these methods (or both), you will be able to save a backup of your
network data every day.
If you decide to store external backups, Network Discovery performs two
separate functions. Every day, after midnight, Network Discovery creates an