ADDER AdderLink Infinity Manager User Manual page 16

Dashboard > Backups page
You can schedule backup copies of the AIM database (containing all devices,
users, channels and logs) to be made on a recurring basis and you can also
perform backups on demand, as required.
IMPORTANT: You are strongly recommended to arrange regular
scheduled backups of your AIM database. Adder cannot be held
responsible for any loss of data, however caused.
Backup Options
Download to your computer: If this option is checked, when you click the
"Backup Now" button, the backup file will be saved to the server and then will
be presented as a download in your browser, so that you may save a local copy
of the backup file.
Email backup: If this option is checked, a copy of the backup file will be sent to
the email address specified in the "Email Backup To" field. The backup file will
be emailed either when you click "Backup Now" and/or according to the option
selected in the Schedule section.
Note: Use of the Email backup option requires a valid email address to be stored
within the Dashboard>Settings
Note: Emailed backups are encrypted, and these backup files are automatically
decrypted by the AIM server when they are used.
Schedule: Determines how often a backup should be created. There are set
periods for the various options:
• Hourly backups are executed on the hour (or quarter past).
• Daily backups are executed at 2am (or quarter past).
• Weekly backups are executed every Sunday at 3am (or quarter past).
Restore from Server
All backups (whether initiated manually or by schedule) are saved on the server
together with a time-stamp of when the backup was run. If required, you
can select a previous backup and restore its contents. Alternatively, you can
download the backup file to another location.
IMPORTANT: It is advisable to make a backup of the current state of the
AIM system before restoring a previous backup. Restoring the contents
of a backup file will overwrite ALL data in the AIM system, with the data
within the backup file. This includes configured devices, channels, users,
connection logs and action logs.
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Restore from File
Use this option to upload a backup file that you have previously downloaded
or received by email. This will overwrite the contents of the current AIM system
therefore it is advisable to make a backup of the current state of the AIM system
before restoring a previous backup.
Archive Log to CSV Report
You can archive connection or log data to a CSV file and, at the same time,
remove old log data from the database.
Click "Archive" to save a CSV file to the server.
Download CSV Reports
You can download any CSV report that was created in the archive step
(described above) by selecting from the archives saved on the server.
The CSV report can be opened in Microsoft Excel (or similar) to perform detailed
analysis of actions and connections within the AIM system.
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