ibaHD-Server writes the recorded measurement data continuously in one or more HD stores. There are hard disks behind these HD stores that will be fully written once or may be defective and have to be replaced.

Using the backup function, you can create backups to archive data (before it is overwritten again) or to prevent a data loss due to defective hard disks or corrupt files.

In the ibaHD Manager you will find the dialogs for the following functions:

• Create backups

• Mount backups

• Attach backups

• Restore backups

Notes on backups of time periods:

A backup of time-based HD stores also includes the backup of the configured time period tables, if they are stored in the internal database of the ibaHD-Server. A backup of time period tables stored in external databases is not supported.

Restoring time-based HD stores also restores the associated time period stores. The time period stores are either merged or created if they do not yet exist during the restore operation.