To create a full backup file, perform the following steps:

1. From the main Backup Wizard interface, click Back Up. The Full or Partial Backup section of the interface will appear.

2. Click Full Backup. The Download section of the interface will appear.

3. Select one of the following destinations from the Backup Destination menu:

• Home Directory — Select this option to save the backup file on the server.

• Remote FTP Server — Select this option to use FTP to store the backup file on a remote server.

• Remote FTP Server (passive mode transfer) — Select this option to use passive FTP to store the backup file on a remote server.

• Secure Copy (SCP) — Select this option to use SCP to store the backup file on a remote server.

Important:

Only advanced users should select the Remote FTP Server, Remote FTP Server (passive mode transfer), or SCP destination options.

4. Perform one of the following actions to configure notifications for this backup file:

• To receive a notification when the backup process finishes, enter your email address in the Email Address text box.

• To disable notifications, select the Do not send email notification of backup completion. checkbox.

5. If you selected the Remote FTP Server, Remote FTP Server (passive mode tansfer), or Secure Copy (SCP) destinations, enter the remote destination's information in the available text boxes.

6. Click Generate Backup. A confirmation message will appear. Click Go Back to return to the Download section of the interface.

Note:

If you selected the Home Directory option in step 3, click the filename in the Download section of the interface to download the backup file.

• The backup file's creation date appears in the filename, which begins with a backup-MM-DD-YYYY string, where MM represents the month, DD represents the date, and YYYY represents the year.

• The system stores full backup files as tarballs that use the .tar.gz file extension.