NETGEAR RN12P0610 - ReadyNAS 3200 Software Manual page 80

ReadyNAS 3200 Software Manual
increases beyond offline hours. Snapshots allow backups to occur without the need to take your
systems offline.
Figure 4-8
Snapshots also can be used as temporary backups. For example, if a file on the NAS device
becomes infected with a virus, the uninfected file can be restored from a prior snapshot taken
before the attack.
Taking and Scheduling Snapshots
To take or schedule a snapshot:
1. Click the Snapshot tab panel on the Volume tab page. The Snapshot screen will display.
You can specify how often a snapshot should be taken. Snapshots can be scheduled in intervals
from once every 4 hours to once a week.
Note: If you do not see a Snapshot tab within your volume tab, you did not reserve any
space for snapshots when you added the volume. The ReadyNAS 3200 ships with a
snapshot reserved space of 10 GB.
2. Specify the frequency and the days that you wish to schedule a snapshot:
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