Connect an external hard drive (direct-attached storage or, DAS) to one of the NAS's USB or eSATA ports before following the steps below (see Views of the Product for port locations). The DAS should appear as a volume on the Storage page LaCie NAS Ports and Direct-Attached Storage
Go to Dashboard > Backup.
Choose
Add backup.
Select
Local backup then choose
Next.
Under
Source on the left, select the NAS shares or DAS partitions to back up. Under
Destination on the right, select the
External ports or NAS share to store the backup job.
To better organize backup jobs, you can create a folder inside the destination. Choose
Create folder then enter its name. Choose
Create then
Next.
Select a backup type, then choose
Next.
Select Manual, Scheduled, or Custom then choose Next. See note regarding Manual backups.
(Skip this step if you chose Manual.) Select the frequency for your backup job and the time of day. Choose Next.
Enter a name for the backup job then choose
Next.
Confirm the backup settings on the
Summary page. If you wish to begin the backup immediately, keep the box checked below the summary and choose
Finish.
The backup job will appear on Dashboard > Backup.
Note on Manual Backups: A manual backup must be started by the administrator:
Navigate to Dashboard > Backup.
Locate the manual backup job you wish to start then click on its grey arrow icon on the far right.