diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.4.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/locale/en-us/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/locale/en-us/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup --- e-smith-backup-2.4.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/locale/en-us/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup 2013-02-13 07:21:38.000000000 -0800 +++ e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/locale/en-us/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup 2013-11-30 19:25:12.000000000 -0800 @@ -35,34 +35,34 @@ BACKUP_DESC_DAR The server provides three ways to back up and restore your - server: using your local desktop, a tape drive or a workstation drive.

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Three ways are provided to back up and restore your + server: using a tape drive, using a network share or a local + removable disk, or using your local desktop.

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The first method creates a copy of your server configuration and user - data files, and downloads it to your local desktop via your web browser. - Currently your configuration and data files total approximately - $tarsize. The backup file will be somewhat less than this, - depending on how compressible the data are. This file can be used to restore - the server from the console if you copy it to removable storage media - such as a local removable disk.

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The tape backup method uses a software package called $module +

Tape Backup. This method uses a software package called $module to back up your entire hard disk to tape every night. This requires a supported tape drive and a tape that is not write-protected. The backup is performed automatically at the selected time every night (with a reminder automatically e-mailed to the administrator during the day). Currently your hard disk contains $dumpsize of data.

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The workstation backup method uses a software package called dar - to back up your server configuration and data files to a workstation - on your LAN (or a local removable disk). This requires that you provide a - writable share (cifs or nfs) on the backup workstation or have a local - removable disk such as a USB disk. You can manage how many rotating +

Workstation backup. This method uses a software package called dar + to back up your server configuration and data files to a network share + on your LAN or a local removable disk such as a USB disk. You can manage how many rotating sets of backup are kept on the backup share, and also make each set doing incremental backup upon several days. The backup is performed automatically at the selected time every day. Currently configuration and data files total approximately $tarsize uncompressed. - Twice the compressed data size must be available on the backup share.

+ Twice the compressed data size must be available on the backup share.

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Backup to Desktop. This method creates a copy of your server + configuration and user data files, and downloads it to your + local desktop via your web browser. + Currently your configuration and data files total approximately + $tarsize. The backup file will be somewhat less than this, + depending on how compressible the data are. This file can be used to restore + the server from the console if you copy it to removable storage media + such as a local removable disk.

All restore methods allow you to restore your configuration and user data files. Workstation backup provides individual file restore. Ideally,