Maxtor OneTouch II User Manual page 34

Rotating Backups
Your data is the life of your office. The Maxtor OneTouch II Small
Business Edition provides an effective, backup/restoration tool for
ensuring that you can return your sever back into operation in an
efficient and timely manner. However, what if your office was
damaged from a fire or other natural cause? What if all of your
computer equipment was stolen? These events could spell disaster to
your business...your livelihood.
To prevent this from happening, it is recommended that you use a
rotating backup solution for your small business needs. With this
strategy, you would use any Maxtor OneTouch drive for backups;
you would use the Maxtor OneTouch II Small Business Edition drive
immediately for performing backups while keeping the other drive(s)
off-site in another location. After a predetermined time (e.g., one
week), you would rotate the drives – meaning that you would
remove the current Maxtor OneTouch II Small Business Edition
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from the server, store it off-site and replace with the second drive.
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Perform the following steps to successfully setup your server for
rotating backups.
1. Launch the Retrospect Express HD Server software.
2. Click on Setup.
3. Click on Next in the screens until you get to the "Select the
disk(s) to store your backups:" screen.
4. Select the disk(s) to start your backup. Select all the
OneTouch drives (including your Maxtor OneTouch II Small
Business Edition drive) you wish to use for rotating backups.
5. Finish the setup process.
A suggested strategy might be:
1. Using Dantz Retrospect Express HD Server, perform a
Comprehensive Backup on the first Maxtor OneTouch II
Small Business Edition drive. Repeat this for the second
drive used in your rotating backup strategy.
2. Remove the second drive from your office and store in an
offsite location (e.g., take it home, put it in a safe, etc.).
Note: Safely disconnect your Maxtor OneTouch II drive by
using the Safely Remove Hardware option located in the
system tray.