What to backup

Arkeia Network backup defines the data to be backed up as Savepack(s). This highly flexible definition system allows the backup of various machines, various trees, complete raw devices or specific application or database data.

With a Savepack, you are able to specify the machine(s), directory(-ies) and file(s) to backup. Several Savepacks can be defined for different tasks. You can even define Savepacks that include other Savepacks, making custom configuration of backups a very simple task.

Savepacks can be of various types, whether you plan to backup trees, objects or raw devices.

Each Savepack has options that include encryption, compression, pre-processing and post-processing, among others. These options are available either for the entire Savepack or for each tree structure included in the Savepack.

You may set priorities and chaining options in a Savepack in order to create dependencies between the Savepack or the trees it contains.

Thus, defining a savepack is not only defining what to backup, but also how to perform the backup.