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Perform File System Backups

To perform a non-transportable VSS backup of the file system

1. From the Backup Manager, click the Options button to open the Global Options dialog.
2. Select the Volume Shadow Copy Service tab.
3. On the Volume Shadow Copy Service tab, select the Use VSS option and click OK. For more information about the options available on this tab, refer to the section Set Global Options.
4. From the Source tree of the Backup Manager, select the volumes you want to back up.
5. From the Destination tab of the Backup Manager, choose the appropriate options for your backup.
6. From the Schedule tab of the Backup Manager, choose the appropriate options to schedule your backup.
7. Click the Submit button on the Backup Manager to begin the backup. A Security dialog opens.
8. In the Security dialog, enter the authentication information for the production server, and click OK. The Submit Job dialog opens.
9. In the Submit Job dialog, select Run Now or select Run On and specify a specific date and time. Click OK to add the backup job to the job queue. Use the Job Status Manager to monitor the progress of the backup job.

More information:

Develop Your Backup Strategy

Perform Writer Backups

Create Transportable VSS Backups