Synology DiskStation User Manual page 83

Ways to Back Up Synology DiskStation Data
Local Backup and Network Backup are ways you can choose to back up data or iSCSI LUN on your
Synology DiskStation. Plus, Synology DiskStation also supports Amazon S3 Backup, allowing you to back up
data to the Amazon S3 Server.
Local Backup
Local Backup allows you to back up data to the
Synology DiskStation:
 Another shared folder
 An external USB or eSATA Disk attached to your Synology DiskStation
Note: You may need to format the external disk before performing Local Backup to the disk for the first time.
Network Backup
Network Backup allows you to back up data to the
or over the Internet:
 Another Synology DiskStation
 A rsync-compatible server
Note: For more information about enabling Network Backup Service to set up your DiskStation as a backup
destination, go to Main Menu
at the top-right corner.
Amazon S3 Backup
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
After you perform an Amazon S3 Backup task, a single backup file will be stored in a Bucket on Amazon S3
Server, which is identified by a unique Set KEY Value that begins with SourceServerName_MAC address, and
ends with the complete file path of this file.
With Amazon S3 Backup, backing up to
Note:
 There are also encrypted and non-encrypted modes for Amazon S3 Backup.
 Fees may apply to use the Amazon S3 Backup service.
 For more information about backing up DiskStation data, go to
Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Perform Backup Tasks on Synology DiskStation
Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore
Before you start, do the following first:
 For Network Backup to another Synology DiskStation: Log in to the DSM of the target
Synology DiskStation, and then go to
Make sure Enable network backup service
deselected to make the target DiskStation available for backup.
 For Local Backup to external disks: Go to
Format to format the external disk.
To perform data or LUN backup or restoration:
For detailed instructions, click the
Backup.
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LocalBackup
NetBackup
> Control Panel > Network Backup, and click the
Backup allows you to back up data to the Amazon S3 server.
Amazon S3 RRS
to perform backup tasks on Synology DiskStation.
Main Menu > Control Panel
is ticked and
Main Menu
Help button at the top-right corner, and then go to
Synology DiskStation User's Guide
folder in the following locations on your
folder in the following locations within the Intranet
Help button (with a question mark)
(Reduced Redundancy Storage) is also supported.
Main Menu > Backup and Restore
> Network Backup
Use customized rsync configuration
> Control Panel > External Devices
Backup and Restore
Based on DSM 4.1
and click the
> Network Backup.
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and click
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