{"id":55,"date":"2012-05-09T05:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T01:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yohoho.msp360.com\/?p=55"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:35:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T15:35:40","slug":"backup-store-backup-plan-configuration-on-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/backup-store-backup-plan-configuration-on-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP360 Backup: Store Backup Plan Configuration on the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">MSP360 S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automates backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">In the newer release we are introducing an option to store the <b>backup plan configuration in the cloud<\/b>. This is useful in the recovery scenario when you want to get your backup plans configuration back after the failure. in the previous releases you had to re-create backup plans manually.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">It is also now possible to export backup plan configuration and <b>import<\/b> it on other machines so that the backup plans are consistent across your organization.<!--more--><\/div>\n<h2>Storing Backup Plans in the cloud<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">To store backup plans on S3 simply check the following option in the Backup Wizard<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image0013.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">you can view saved backup plans in the Backup storagetab<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image0032.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">You can also restore the previously saved Backup Plan:<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-07_1507.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In the open dialog select if you want to restore the program settings in addition to the backup plan configuration and optionally provide an encryption password.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-07_1508.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Export and Import configuration locally<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">To export a Backup Plan go to File | Export Configuration<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image007.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">In the open Windows select which plans you would like to export. \u00a0you can now copy the configuration file \u00a0to another machine and restore it there.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image0091.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">To import a Backup Plan go to File | Import Configuration and select where the configuration file is located.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/image0111.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you are welcome to post a comment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><i><i><strong>Note<\/strong>: this post applies to MSP360 Backup 2.8 and later.<\/i><\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSP360 S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automates backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage. 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