Setting up StorageCraft SPX - Safe Image

To install SPX and create a continuous backup job on a Windows system:

Create a backup folder to act as a destination for backup image files. This destination can be an:

1. External hard drive
   
2. NAS system on the same network
   
3. Backup/Disaster Recovery (BDR) device/server
   

Note: SPX can use any volume that is not part of this backup job as a backup file destination.

Download and run the SPX Windows installer from the StorageCraft website or from our downloads page.

Follow the onscreen prompts to install and activate SPX using the license key we have provided.

Login into as a Local Session using Windows credentials for a member of the Local Admin group.

In the SPX interface, click on the Destinations icon to create a backup destination folder on a local or network storage device

Note: If the destination is a network device, create a local mount point for the device first, then define it in Destinations.

Click Add.

Browse to and select the destination volume and folder.

Specify a name for the destination folder, then click Save > Done.

To create the backup job, click the New Job icon in the SPX interface.

Specify a name for the new job.

Select its backup file destination folder from the dropdown list.

Select which volumes to backup from the list.

Make sure to set the encryption key and set the compression to Best.

Ensure that Create key file is ticked.

Select the Schedule tab.

Select the Continuous schedule type and adjust the backup times as needed. (A Continuous schedule provides a full backup as a base, then performs incremental backups at the specified times to capture changes to the volume. The default is to run a backup every hour to capture any changes to the volume.)

Note: If the the image chain will be replicated to our Cloud Services, it must be encrypted. Encryption cannot be added afte the job has started.

Click Save.

SPX begins the new backup job.

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