Step 6. Specify Archive Repository Settings

At the Archive Repository step of the wizard, define the archive repository where the file share backup job must store backup files, and settings for moving files and folders to this repository. To learn what storage types you can assign the role of the backup repository to, see NAS Backup Support.

1. If you need to keep versions of some files for a longer time after they are moved from the backup repository, you can configure archiving options to move file versions to a cheaper archive storage, for example, an object storage.

To use the archive repository, select the Archive file versions to the following archive repository check box.

2. From the drop-down list below, select the storage to be used as a repository to store archived files and folders.

By default, all files deleted from the backup repository will be moved to the archive repository. If you do not need all the files in the archive, you can choose what files to keep.

3. If you need to keep the copy of the data stored in the backup repository also in the archive repository, select the Archive recent file versions check box.

4. To specify the number of months or years during which backup files must be retained, select the Archive oldest file versions for check box and specify the period.

This setting denotes a time period starting from the creation of the backup files in the backup repository, not from the moment when the file versions are moved from the backup repository to the archive repository.

5. To specify what files must be archived or excluded from the archive, do the following:

1. Click Choose to open the File Archive Settings window.
2. Under Files to archive, specify what files must be archived:

• All files — select this option to archive all files moved from the backup repository to the archive repository.
• All files except the following extensions — select this option to exclude files with certain extensions from the selection to be archived. Specify extensions for files to exclude from the selection. Files with the specified extensions will not be copied from the backup repository to the archive repository.
• Files with the following extensions only — select this option to archive files with certain extensions only. Specify extensions for files to archive. Files with these extensions will be copied from the backup repository to the archive repository.