Lenovo 1814 User Manual

Lenovo Online Data Backup User  
Guide  
Version 1.8.14  
Contents  
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Chapter 1  
Installing Lenovo Online Data Backup  
There are multiple steps to the installation process:  
1. Please register your service rst at http://www.lenovo.com/protectmydata, then click the Already Purchased link.  
2. Download the Lenovo Online Data Backup client from the Lenovo Web site.  
3. Install the software on your computer.  
4. Activate the client.  
5. Create initial backup sets.  
6. Congure bandwidth.  
7. Advanced conguration.  
This step is optional during the install. It can also be performed at any time after the install. See Using Advanced  
Conguration on page 13 for more information.  
8. Conguring Lenovo Online Data Backup.  
The following topics are available:  
Topics:  
Downloading the Lenovo Online Data Backup Client  
1. From your Lenovo Online Data Backup Activation Key email that you received after you registered, click  
on the link to download Lenovo Online Data Backup.  
A Web browser should launch, and take you to the Lenovo download page.  
2. Click the download link to start the download process.  
3. Click Save File.  
4. Browse to the location where you want to save the le, then click Save File.  
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Installing the Lenovo Online Data Backup Client  
1. Browse to the location where you saved the Lenovo Online Data Backup client, then double-click the Lenovo  
Online Data Backup Client on Windows executable le (ends in .exe).  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Wizard starts.  
Figure 1: Setup Window  
2. Click Next to continue with the Setup Wizard.  
3. Read the license agreement, then select I accept the agreement.  
4. Click Next.  
5. Specify the location for the installation or click Browse to search for a location, then click Next.  
6. Perform one of the following options:  
Click Next to accept the default Start Menu folder for Lenovo Online Data Backup.  
Specify a name for the Lenovo Online Data Backup folder Start Menu folder, or click Browse to search  
for an existing Start Menu folder.  
7. Click Install to start the installation.  
8. Perform one of the following options:  
To begin the conguration process, select Launch Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard,  
then click Finish.  
To nish the installation without starting the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard, deselect  
Launch Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard, then click Finish.  
Attention: If the installation activates your rewall software and asks whether you want to allow  
Lenovo Online Data Backup to access the Internet, select the option that always allows Lenovo Online  
Data Backup Internet access.  
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Installing Lenovo Online Data Backup  
Using Basic Configuration  
1. Start the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard.  
2. Depending upon your selection when you nished the installation, you have two choices for starting Lenovo  
Online Data Backup.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard might have already started automatically after  
the installation.  
If the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard is not running, right-click the Lenovo Online  
Data Backup icon in your system tray, then click Congure.  
Activating Lenovo Online Data Backup with an Emailed Product Key  
If a product key was emailed to you to register your client, you will nd that product key at the bottom of that  
conrmation email.  
1. In the Email eld, type the email address that the product key was sent to.  
2. In the Product Key eld, type or copy the product key number that was sent to you.  
3. Click Next.  
4. In the Name eld, type your name.  
5. In the Password eld, type a password.  
6. In the Conrm Password eld, type your password again.  
7. (Optional) Select whether you want the client to remember your password.  
8. Click Next.  
Configuring Encryption  
You can select from mulitple encryption types:  
Encrypt my data with a randomly generated 256-bit AES key  
Encrypt my data with my own personal 256-bit AES key  
Encrypt my data using my previous 256-bit AES key  
Note: This option is only available if you have already installed and activated the client previously.  
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Figure 2: Encryption Options  
1. Select one of the following choices:  
Encrypt my data with a randomly generated 256-bit AES key  
Encrypt my data with my own personal 256-bit AES key  
Caution: If you select Encrypt my data with my own personal 256-bit AES key, you are  
responsible for remembering that key. If you forget your personal key, you will not be able to  
access your backed up les when they are restored.  
Encrypt my data using my previous 256-bit AES key  
Note: This option is only available if you have already installed and activated the client previously.  
2. Click Next.  
If you selected Encrypt my data with a randomly generated 256-bit AES key, when prompted to save  
your key click Yes, then skip to Selecting Backup Sets on page 9.  
Caution: If you do not save your key at this point, you will not be able to do Web restores of your  
data.  
If you selected Encrypt my data with my own personal 256-bit AES key, continue to Managing Your  
Own Key on page 8.  
ManagingYour Own Key  
If you selected Encrypt my data with my own personal 256-bit AES key, then proceed with the following  
steps:  
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Installing Lenovo Online Data Backup  
1. Perform one of the following tasks:  
Enter your key in the eld provided.  
Click Import Key to import your key from a le.  
Figure 3: Self Encryption Key Window  
2. Click Next.  
3. When prompted to save your key, click Yes.  
Note: It is recommended that you save your key in case you need to restore your backed up data.  
4. Select the location on your computer where you want to save your key, then click Save.  
5. Click Yes to conrm that you understand that if you lose your key, neither you nor Lenovo will be able to  
decrypt your data.  
Selecting Backup Sets  
Backup sets have been prebuilt for le types that are common to most users. By default, each of these backup  
sets that pertain to your les is selected for backup.  
1. Right click the Mozy icon in the system tray, then select Congure.  
2. Click the checkbox next to the backup set to include it in your backup.  
You can double-click the name of the set to view a list of les that is included in the backup set.  
3. To select exclude backup sets from the backing up, deselect the checkbox next to the backup set.  
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Figure 4: Backup Sets  
4. You can also edit the backup sets from this screen or create your own. Right-click in the Backup Set window,  
then select the function you want to perform.  
For instructions on creating custom backup sets, see Using Advanced Conguration on page 13.  
5. Once you have nished selecting your backup sets to include, click Next.  
Configuring Bandwidth  
Lenovo Online Data Backup checks your computer's bandwidth to make sure that it has the required broadband  
connection for the online backups.  
1. Click Start Test to initialize the test.  
The progress bar indicates the progress of the bandwidth test.  
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Figure 5: Bandwidth Test  
When the test has completed, the wizard displays your upload speed.  
2. Depending upon the results of your test, perform one of the following choices:  
If the bandwidth test passes successfully, click Next to continue with the conguration.  
If the bandwidth test fails, you must verify that you have a fast enough connection to use Lenovo Online  
Data Backup. Lenovo Online Data Backup requires a high speed Internet connection to perform online  
backups.  
SelectingYour Backup Speed  
Lenovo Online Data Backup allows you to select the speed of your backups.You can select either to have faster backups  
or better performance for your computer.  
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Figure 6: Backup Speed  
1. Click and hold the slider to select either quicker backups (slide to the right) or faster computer response time  
(slide to the left).  
2. Click Next to continue.  
The Setup Complete window appears.  
3. To nalize the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration Wizard, select from one of the following options:  
Start your initial backup immediately  
Let Lenovo Online Data Backup start the initial backup automatically when my computer is idle  
I'd like to continue conguring my backup in Expert Mode  
If you select this option, see Using Advanced Conguration on page 13.  
4. After making your selection, click Finish to nish the Conguration Wizard.  
If you selected to Start your initial backup immediately, the initial backup may take quite a long time  
depending on the amount of data and your upload time. However, after the initial backup, future backups  
only take minutes.  
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Chapter 2  
Using Advanced Configuration  
If you opted to start your initial backup immediately, the Lenovo Online Data Backup Status Window appears after  
the backup has completed.  
From the Status Window, click Congure to launch the Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Conguration  
Window.  
If the Lenovo Online Data Backup Status Window is not displayed, right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon  
in your system tray, then click Congure.  
Lenovo Online Data Backup can be congured in each of the six tabs at the top of the Conguration window. This  
guide examines each of the tabs in detail, starting with the Backup Sets tab.  
Figure 7: Advance Configuration  
To understand how the backup sets are organized, it helps to learn about the backup set icons. Using a combination of  
check boxes and folders with a green check displayed on them, Lenovo Online Data Backup indicates how it treats  
les in a backup set. To see how les are handled, hover your mouse pointer over a backup set and an explanation  
appears.  
The complete icon list:  
Checkbox  
Folder Icon  
Description  
None of the les will be backed up, and new items in this set will not be backed up.  
None of these les will be backed up, and new les in this set will be backed up.  
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Checkbox  
Folder Icon  
Description  
All of these les will be backed up, and new les in this set will not be backed up.  
All of the les will be backed up, and all new les in this set will be backed up.  
Some of the les will be backed up, and new les in this set will be backed up.  
Some of the les will be backed up, and new les in this set will not be backed up.  
In addition, if you click the name of a backup set, a list of les included in the backup set is displayed in the right pane.  
File names for encrypted les are displayed in a different color than the rest of the les.  
The following topics are available:  
Topics:  
Selecting Backup Sets  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup backup sets allow you to customize your backups by le type. Each time a new le  
of a type you have selected for backup is saved to your computer, Lenovo Online Data Backup automatically selects  
that le for all subsequent backups.  
For example, if you want to back up all the Microsoft Word, OpenOfce.org, WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat, and text  
les on your computer, select the check box next to the Word Processing Documents backup set. Lenovo Online Data  
Backup then nds those types of documents and backs them up automatically. All subsequent les saved to your  
computer with the same le extensions are automatically added to your backups.  
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Using Advanced Configuration  
Figure 8: Backup Sets  
1. Click the Backup Sets tab.  
2. From the Backup Set list in the left pane, select the check box next to the set you want to back up.  
3. Select the name of the set to view its list of les in the right pane.  
4. Deselect the check box next to any unwanted les in the le list.  
5. Once you have nished conguring your backups, click Save .  
Your changes are saved and the Conguration window is closed.  
Creating Custom Backup Sets  
Lenovo Online Data Backup allows you to create custom backup sets for your specic needs.  
1. If the Lenovo Online Data Backup Status Window is not displayed, right-click the Lenovo Online Data  
Backup icon in your system tray, then click Congure.  
2. Right-click within the left panel of the Backup Sets tab, then click Add Backup Set.  
The Backup Sets window appears.  
3. Specify a name for your new backup set in the Backup Set Name eld.  
4. In the right pane, select the locations where your les are stored.  
5. To create rules for your backup set, click Add a rule, then use the drop-downs and text eld to specify the  
rule criteria.  
The Rules wizard appears.  
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Figure 9: Backup Set Editor  
See Setting Up Rules on page 16 for additional information.  
6. To add another rule, click +.  
7. Click Save to save your new backup set.  
Setting Up Rules  
There are many possible rule combinations for backup sets. However, they are all based on either including or  
excluding certain les according to your specications.  
The following sections explain how to build a rule, moving from left to right while building your rules:  
Including and Excluding Data  
The rst criteria you select is whether to include or exclude the data from the backup set.  
Click the drop-down and select either:  
Include to include data.  
Exclude to exclude data.  
Selecting File Attributes  
Use the second drop down to select a le attribute for the backup set.  
The available options are:  
File Type on page 16  
Size on page 17  
Last Modied on page 17  
Created on page 17  
File Name on page 17  
Folder Name on page 17  
File Type  
If you select File type as the second criteria, specify the extension needed for Lenovo Online Data Backup  
search. Examples of extensions are .exe, .doc, .txt, .pdf, etc.  
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Figure 10: File Type  
Size  
If you select Size as the second criteria, select either is less than or is greater than for your option, then specify  
the number of kilobytes you require.  
Figure 11: Size  
Last Modified  
If you select Last modied as the second criteria, select either before, after, or between for your option.  
Before and after allow you to select one date for the date eld. Either enter the date manually or select the date  
from a calendar that appears when you click the date eld drop-down menu.  
If you select between, two date elds appear so you can set the range. You can either enter the date manually  
or select the date from a calendar that appears when you click the date eld drop-down menu.  
Figure 12: Last Modiified  
Created  
If you select Created as the second criteria, select either before, after, or between for your option.  
Before and after allow you to select one date for the date eld. Either enter the date manually or select the date  
from a calendar that appears when you click the date eld drop-down menu.  
If you select between, two date elds appear so you can set the range. Either enter the date manually or select  
the date from a calendar that appears when you click the date eld drop-down menu.  
Figure 13: Created  
File Name  
If you select File name as the second criteria, you have several options:  
Is  
Is not  
Starts with  
Doesn't start with  
Ends with  
Doesn't end with  
For all these options, enter the word or characters that meet your requirements.  
Figure 14:  
Folder Name  
If you select Folder name as the second criteria, you have several options:  
Is  
Is not  
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Starts with  
Doesn't start with  
Ends with  
Doesn't end with  
For all these options, enter the word or characters that meet your requirements. Additionally, there is a nal  
drop-down menu that allows you to select between Files and Files and folders for Lenovo Online Data Backup's  
backup search.  
Figure 15: Folder Name  
Configuring Microsoft Volume Shadow Services Backup Set Rules  
For server backups, you might want to back up Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server,  
SYSVOL, registry, and COM+ data. This helps for quick restoration when you have data loss. Lenovo makes  
this process easy for you. For Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, SYSVOL, registry,  
and COM+ data, Lenovo Online Data Backup uses the native Microsoft VSS writers to back up the data while  
the services are running. Microsoft VSS support is only available on Windows 2003 server or later.  
Important: This functionality is only available with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license.  
If these services are running on your machine, the Lenovo Online Data Backup client automatically detects the  
available services and displays them in the Backup Sets tab.  
Figure 16:VSS Backup Sets  
To back up these applications for le sets, select the check box next to the backup set. The Lenovo Online Data  
Backup client then automatically uses the Microsoft Volume Shadow-copy Service (VSS) Writer to do the  
backup.  
At the time of backup, if the Exchange or SQL Server and SQL ServerVSS Writer services are running, a request  
is made to the VSS, which noties the Exchange or SQL Server and SQL Server VSS Writer services that a  
backup is about to take place. The Exchange or SQL Server services and SQL Server VSS Writer then ush any  
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transactions pending in memory to the store le to ensure that the backup includes the most recent changes  
available; after which, a snapshot of the les are backed up.  
For Microsoft SQL Server to back up, the SQL Server VSS Writer service must be started before the backup set  
displays. It is suggested that you set the SQL Server VSS Writer service to automatically start when Windows  
starts. When the backup sets appear for Microsoft SQL Server, each database displays as a separate backup set.  
After Lenovo Online Data Backup has backed up the le, only the changed blocks of the le are transmitted.  
This happens at the block level, not the le level, so subsequent backups can take minutes instead of hours.  
This style of Exchange and SQL Server backup results in a signicantly reduced impact on the performance of  
the server as well as on the SQL/Exchange services. Because Lenovo Online Data Backup avoids interfacing  
with the services directly, no downtime or slowdown of any kind is experienced.  
Editing Backup Sets  
Editing a backup set takes just moments and is easy to accomplish.  
1. If the Lenovo Online Data Backup Status Window is not displayed, right-click the Lenovo Online Data  
Backup icon in your system tray, then click Congure.  
2. Choose from one of the choices:  
Double-click the backup set you want to edit.  
Right-click on your target set, then click Edit Backup Set.  
3. Make any changes as required, then click Save. See Creating Custom Backup Sets on page 15 for additional  
information on how to edit backup sets.  
Using the File System Tab to Select Backup Content  
The File System tab allows you to select or deselect any les or folders on your system to include with your  
Lenovo Online Data Backup backup. This method differs from backup sets because instead of searching for a  
le type, Lenovo Online Data Backup searches for individual les to back up.  
1. If the Lenovo Online Data Backup Status Window is not displayed, right-click the Lenovo Online Data  
Backup icon in your system tray, then click Congure.  
2. Click the File System tab.  
The File System is displayed in the right pane.  
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Figure 17: File System Tab  
3. Select the folder to include in the backup. When you select a folder, all subfolders are included as well.  
4. Select one of the following choices:  
To select individual les in a directory, select the le in the right panel to include it in the backup.  
To exclude a le from the backup, deselect the individual le in the right panel.  
The le name for an encrypted le displays as a different color than the rest of your les.  
Note: Deselecting a le in the File System tab also deselects it in any backup sets you have selected.  
Likewise, any les selected in either the Backup Sets or File System tabs are selected.  
5. Click Save to save your changes, or continue with your conguration on other tabs.  
None of the steps above disengage the feature that automatically marks subsequently created les in selected  
folders. If you are uncertain of how Lenovo Online Data Backup treats the folder during a backup, hover your  
mouse pointer over the folder in question to reveal a tooltip explanation.  
Adding Files and Folders Through Windows Explorer  
You can also add les and folders to your backup list by right-clicking on the le or folder. If you add a le to  
a folder that has already been added to your backup list, the le is automatically backed up in the next scheduled  
backup.  
Files that are included as part of your backup list will have a little icon next to the le informing you that the  
le or folder has already been added to your backup list.  
1. To add a le or folder to your backup list, open Windows Explorer.  
2. Right-click the le or folder you want to add, then click Add to Lenovo Online Data Backup backups.  
The le or folders is added to your backup list, and is backed up the next time a scheduled backup occurs.  
Adding a Network Share  
If your computer is in a network environment, you can add network shares to your le system backups. This  
allows you to back up content on another computer that is shared. You can only add a network share with a  
server license type.  
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Important: This functionality is only available with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license.  
For information on how to share les and folders on another computer, see the computer's operating system  
help.  
1. Click the File System tab.  
2. Right-click the left folder list panel, then click Add network share.  
3. In the Share eld, enter the UNC path to the share.  
An example of a UNC path could be \\shareserver\share.  
Figure 18: Network Share  
4. If the machine requires you to log in to use the share, enter the user name in the Username eld.  
5. In the Password eld, enter the password that is required by the share.  
6. Click OK.  
If the share has been congured correctly, the share point displays in the list in the left pane.  
About Deleting, Moving, and Renaming Files  
After you remove les from the backup by deselecting them, on each subsequent backup, the les that you  
unchecked are marked for deletion on the Lenovo Online Data Backup servers. When a le is unchecked, Lenovo  
Online Data Backup immediately releases the quota used by that particular le. The most recent version is kept  
for the amount of time allotted to your account, after which the les are irretrievable. Previous versions of les  
do not count against your quota.  
Lenovo Online Data Backup recognizes when you delete, move, or rename les on your system, and updates  
the copies on the Lenovo server with each backup. Lenovo Online Data Backup keeps an exact copy of your  
selections on the Lenovo servers, meaning that all changes (deletions, moves, etc.) of les on your system are  
mirrored.  
When you rename a le on your system, Lenovo Online Data Backup treats it as a deletion of the old le and a  
creation of a new le with the same content. If you need to restore the le, and the restore date is prior to the  
renaming, the le bears the old name. After the date of renaming, the le carries the new name. All versions are  
kept as long as they are selected in the le list.  
When you move a le from one location to another on your le system, Lenovo Online Data Backup treats this  
in the same manner as a renaming.  
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Scheduling Backups  
Lenovo Online Data Backup's backup scheduling feature is very exible.You can set the backups to occur within  
a range, parameters, or at specic times. Lenovo Online Data Backup's two scheduling methods are called  
Automatic and Scheduled.  
Figure 19: Scheduling  
Configuring an Automatic Backup  
To set Lenovo Online Data Backup backups to occur at specic usage parameters:  
1. Click the Schedule tab.  
2. Select Automatic.  
3. Click the up and down arrows to raise and lower the parameters.  
a) Specify a % busy setting that limits your backups to when your computer is less busy than that percent.  
b) Specify a minutes idle number that limits your backups to when your computer has not been active for  
more than that number of minutes.  
c) Specify a times per day limit for the number of times Lenovo Online Data Backup can run backups.  
4. Specify the number of days to pass before Lenovo Online Data Backup alerts you that a backup has not  
occurred.  
5. Click Save to save your settings or continue your conguration in other tabs.  
Note: You do not need to be logged in to Windows for your backup to run.  
If you are operating system is Microsoft's Windows Vista some settings might be grayed out. To resolve the  
problem:  
1. In the upper-right part of the window, click Change settings that are currently unavailable.  
2. In the Windows Access Control Window, click Trust.  
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The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window reloads displaying the grayed out settings.  
Configuring a Scheduled Backup  
To set Lenovo Online Data Backup backups to occur at a specic time intervals:  
1. Click the Scheduling tab.  
2. Select Scheduled.  
3. From the drop-down list, select Daily or Weekly backups.  
4. Select the specic time you want Lenovo Online Data Backup to perform the backups.  
For Weekly, select from the drop-down list the day of the week you want to back up your data.  
5. Select the interval for the backup. (For example, every week, every two days, etc.)  
6. Select the number of days to pass before Lenovo Online Data Backup alerts you that a backup has not  
occurred.  
7. Click Save to save your settings or continue your conguration in other tabs.  
Note: You do not need to be logged in to Windows for your backup to run.  
You can select to temporarily suspend automatic and scheduled backups. To temporarily suspend automatic and  
scheduled backups, select Temporarily suspend automatic and scheduled backups. Alternately, you can  
suspend Lenovo Online Data Backup backups from your system tray. To activate the feature, right-click the  
Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in your system tray, then click Suspend. Lenovo Online Data Backup does  
not perform any backups until you deselect the Lenovo Online Data BackupSuspend option.  
If you are operating system is Microsoft's Windows Vista some settings might be grayed out. To resolve the  
problem:  
1. In the upper-right part of the window, click Change settings that are currently unavailable.  
2. In the Windows Access Control Window, click Trust.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window reloads displaying the grayed out settings.  
Configuring Options  
The Options tab allows you to switch certain features on or off according to your preferences and system setup.  
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Figure 20: Client Options  
1. Select the check boxes next to the options you want to activate. Deselect any undesired options.  
Option  
Description  
Show tooltips in Conguration  
Displays a description of an item in the Conguration window when you hover your  
mouse over that item. It is selected by default.  
Notify me when an automatic backup starts Launches a small window with an alert stating that a Lenovo Online Data Backup  
backup is in progress. It is selected by default.  
Show status when a backup successfully  
completes  
Launches the Status window after every successful backup. It is selected by default.  
Warn me when I go over quota  
Launches a small window alerting you when you have exceeded your quota. It is  
selected by default.  
Automatically update without prompting  
me  
Allows Lenovo Online Data Backup to automatically install any updates as soon as  
they are released. It is not selected by default.  
Show all pre-congured backup sets  
Allows all the precongured backup sets to be visible in the Backup Sets tab. It is  
not selected by default.  
Show advanced backup set features  
Allows you to dene a set that prevents les from being backed up, instead of including  
les to be backed up. It is not selected by default.  
Don't show restore menu in Windows  
Explorer  
Hides the Lenovo Online Data Backup Restore menu when in Windows Explorer. It  
is not selected by default.  
Disable icon overlays in Windows Explorer Hides the icons that displays next to les and folders in Windows Explorer when a  
le is included in your backup list. It is selected by default.  
Don't show virtual drive in My Computer Hides the virtual drive when you open My Computer. It is not selected by default.  
Automatically login to Conguration  
Saves you the time and effort of entering your username and password each time you  
open the Conguration window. It is selected by default.  
Support for backing up open les  
This option allows Lenovo Online Data Backup to back up both open and locked les.  
It is selected by default. Not available on systems that do not have an NTFS-formatted  
drive, or on Windows 2000. It is selected by default.  
Support for backing up EFS encrypted les This option allows Lenovo Online Data Backup to backup les that have been EFS  
encrypted. It is selected by default.  
Show all protected operating system les  
Reveals the C:\Program Filesand C:\Windowsdirectories Lenovo  
Online Data Backup has hidden to assist users in making wiser backup choices. It is  
selected by default.  
Attempt automatic backups even if network Forces Lenovo Online Data Backup to attempt backups even if your Internet connection  
connection is not detected  
doesn't appear to be available. It is not selected by default. It is a good idea to select  
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Option  
Description  
this because at times a network connection might not be recognized even though the  
client is connected. It is selected by default.  
Start automatic backups if the computer is Allows Lenovo Online Data Backup to continue backing up your data even if your  
running on battery power  
laptop is unplugged. If you deselect this option, the Lenovo Online Data Backup client  
will not start a backup if your laptop is running on battery power. However, if you  
have already started a backup while your laptop is plugged in, unplugging the laptop  
does not stop the backup process. It is selected by default.  
2. Click Save to save your changes and close the window, or continue on with further client options conguration.  
If you are operating system is Microsoft's Windows Vista some settings might be grayed out. To resolve the  
problem:  
1. In the upper-right part of the window, click Change settings that are currently unavailable.  
2. In the Windows Access Control Window, click Trust.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window reloads displaying the grayed out settings.  
Bandwidth Throttling  
To understand how bandwidth throttling works, imagine a set of two power lines running to and from your house,  
but information (for example, word processing les, images, etc.) is owing through the lines, not power. One  
line is only for uploading to the Internet (Lenovo Online Data Backup backups, email, etc.), while the other is  
only for downloads (incoming email, photos, programs, etc.). Your Internet service provider supplies your  
information lines and determines the size of those lines. Only so much data can ow through them at a time.  
During some parts of the day (or always, depending on your service), you might need Lenovo Online Data  
Backup to use less of your upload bandwidth so other higher priority services (for example, email) can use it.  
This is called "throttling." Lenovo Online Data Backup allows you to customize your backup throttle so that you  
don't have to tie up your information lines when you need them the most.  
Figure 21: Bandwidth Throttling  
1. Click the Options tab.  
2. Select Enable Bandwidth Throttle.  
3. Click and hold the slider to move it left or right.  
The slider indicates how much of your bandwidth you want Lenovo Online Data Backup to use.  
4. Select whether you want Lenovo Online Data Backup to always throttle or only during a specied period of  
the day (during ofce hours, for example).  
If you select Throttle Between These Hours, specify the range you want in the appropriate elds.  
5. Click Save to save your settings or continue your conguration in other tabs.  
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Backup Speed  
In addition to setting your backup speed in your initial conguration, you also can set it while in the Options  
tab.  
Figure 22: Backup Speed  
1. Use the slider to specify whether you want your computer to work faster or allow faster backups.  
2. Click Save to save your settings or continue your conguration in other tabs.  
Proxy Configuration  
If you use a proxy, click Congure Proxy to launch the Proxy Conguration dialog box.  
Figure 23: Proxy Configuration  
1. Select Use this proxy server: to enable proxy conguration.  
2. Enter your proxy server in the eld provided.  
3. Choose a proxy conguration option:  
Click Use this computer's default proxy server if you want Lenovo Online Data Backup to defer to  
your computer's default proxy server.  
Click Automatically detect proxy settings to allow Lenovo Online Data Backup to congure the proxy  
server based on your local network proxy settings.  
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Using Advanced Configuration  
Click Use automatic conguration script to use a script to activate the proxy service, then enter the  
URL where the script is located in the eld provided.  
Click Import Windows Proxy Settings to automatically copy your existing Windows proxy settings.  
Note: This option copies the current settings at the time it is invoked. It does not continually  
monitor Windows proxy settings for modications. If your proxy settings change, you will need  
run Proxy Conguration again.  
4. Choose a Proxy authentication option:  
Click My proxy server does not require authentication if your server doesn't use authentication.  
Click My proxy server authenticates my computer via the domain if your server uses your domain  
for authentication.  
Click My proxy requires a user name and password: if your server requires them, then enter your user  
name, password, and domain (optional) in the elds provided.  
5. Click OK to save your settings (or to close the dialog without making any changes).  
About the History  
The History tab displays all attempted Lenovo Online Data Backup backups and restores in the top panel, and  
the bottom panel displays what was backed up in the selected backup or what was restored in the selected restore.  
Figure 24: History  
The following information is displayed in the top panel:  
The start time  
Type of backup or restore  
Duration  
Result  
Number of les included  
Size of the entire backup or restore  
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Number of les encoded and transferred  
Size of backup or restore and encoded les  
Viewing Backup and Restore History  
1. 1. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in your system tray, then click Status.  
2. 2. Click the History tab in the Status window.  
3. click the backup or restore in the top panel, and a list appears in the bottom panel.  
You can sort by any of the column headings in either panel.  
4. Click Clear History to clear the history in the client for backups and restores.  
Note: Your backup and restore history can also be viewed from the Lenovo Online Data Backup Status  
window.  
About Restoring Files  
You can use the Restore tab to restore les. For more information, see About Restoring Files on page 33.  
Changing the Location of Temporary Files  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup client uses a temporary directory on your hard drive to encrypt your les. For  
the encryption process to work correctly, your hard drive must have enough free disk space to t 130% of the  
largest single le you are trying to back up. For example, if the largest le is 1 GB, you'll need 1.3 GB of free  
space on your C drive to encrypt the le. You might actually need more space than this, because Lenovo Online  
Data Backup encrypts more than one le at a time.  
If you have another drive or volume that has enough free space to store the temporary les, then you can switch  
the location in which the Lenovo Online Data Backup client places the temporary les.  
1. Browse to the new location of your temp location.  
2. Right-click in the folder or drive, then click New > Folder.  
3. Rename the folder to Temp.  
4. Choose one of the following options:  
Click Start, then right-click My Computer.  
For Windows Vista, click Start, then right-click Computer.  
5. Click Properties.  
6. Select one of the following options:  
Click the Advanced tab, then click Environment Variables.  
For Windows Vista, click Advanced system settings, then click Environmental Variables.  
7. In the User variables group box, select TEMP, then click Edit.  
8. In the Variable Value eld, type the path of the new temp folder you created.  
For example, D:\temp  
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9. Click OK.  
10. In the System variables group box, select TMP, then click Edit.  
11. In the Variable Value eld, type the path of the new temp folder you created.  
For example, D:\temp  
12. Click OK, then click OK again.  
For the changes to take effect, you must restart your computer.  
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Using the Status Window  
In the Status window, the progress of a backup occurring is shown by text and green bars.  
Figure 25: Client Status Window  
The Total encoding progress bar shows how much of the current backup set has been encrypted and encoded for  
transfer.  
The Total network progress bar indicates the percent of the current backup set that has been successfully transferred  
to the Lenovo Online Data Backup Home servers.  
In addition, when you perform a restore, the progress bar displays the progress made in downloading and restoring the  
les.  
You can adjust the speed of the backup by moving the slider to the left (faster computer) or right (quicker backups).  
After a backup or a restore has been attempted, the Status window displays whether the backup or restore was successful,  
and when it was completed. If an error occurred during the backup or restore, the window displays an error code with  
a brief explanation for the error and a link for more information.  
The following topics are available:  
Topics:  
Using the Status Window  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Status window allows you to view the status of a current backup, start a backup  
manually, and launch the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window.  
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Figure 26: Client Status Window  
1. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in your system tray, then click Status.  
2. From the Status window, you can select any of the following options:  
Option  
Description  
Start Backup  
Congure  
History  
Initiates a manual Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup.  
Launches the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window.  
Launches the History window.  
Restore Files  
Hide  
Launches your online account with Lenovo Online Data Backup to initiate a le restoration.  
Allows you to hide the Status window.  
To hide the Status window after a successful backup, deselect Show this box after every successful backup.  
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About Restoring Files  
In the event of a catastrophic computer failure or loss, you might need to restore backed up les from Lenovo's online  
site. There are four methods for performing a le restore:  
Option  
Description  
The Restore tab  
Virtual Drive  
Allows you to restore les from the Conguration window.  
Allows you to restore les from a virtual drive using either the Explorer window or the My Computer  
window.  
Right-click restores  
Web restores  
Allows you to restore les from the le explorer window or My Computer window by right-clicking in the  
window and selecting the les to restore.  
Allows you to download les from the Lenovo Web site.  
The Restore tab does not appear until after the rst backup has taken place. Alternately, you can click Restore Files  
in the Status window.  
The Restore Files button in the Status window follows a specic hierarchy:  
1. If available, the Restore tab in the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window opens.  
2. If not, the Lenovo Online Data Backup Virtual Drive in My Computer opens.  
3. If neither of those options is available, the Lenovo Online Data Backup Web Restore window opens in a browser.  
Lenovo restores your les to their original location on your hard drive.  
Important: You cannot perform a restore when the machine is in the process of a backup.  
The following topics are available:  
Topics:  
Performing a Restore Using the Restore Tab  
You can restore les from the Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window.  
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Figure 27: Restore Tab  
1. Double-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the Windows system tray, then click Restore to open  
the Restore tab. (You can also right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon, then click Restore in the  
context menu.)  
2. In the left panel, select the backup set from which you want to restore les.  
3. In the right panel, select the le or les you want to restore.  
4. Click Browse to select the destination folder for your restored les.  
a) When the Browse window appears, navigate to the desired folder.  
b) Alternately, create a new folder by clicking Make New Folder, then specify the name of the new folder  
in the appropriate eld.  
c) Click OK to return to the Conguration window.  
5. Select whether you want to overwrite existing les or rename les if they already exist.  
6. Click Restore Files.  
The Status window appears with the restoration progress.  
Figure 28: Status Window  
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Performing VSS Restores  
If you have server license, and you backed up VSS data such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange  
Server, Active Directory, and the Windows File Replication Service (for example, SYSVOL), you can use the  
VSS Restore to recover this data.  
Important: This functionality is only available with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license.  
The process for restoring VSS data is slightly different depending upon the type of data you are restoring.  
Restoring Microsoft Exchange Server Data  
Before you restore the Microsoft Exchange data, you must dismount all mailbox stores.  
1. Open the Microsoft Exchange System Manager and navigate to the Servers folder.  
2. Expand each storage group.  
3. For each mailbox store, right-click the mailbox store, then click Dismount Store.  
Once each mailbox store has been successfully dismounted, you are ready to perform the restore.  
4. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
5. Click Restore Files .  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
6. Click VSS Restore.  
7. Select the VSS: MS Exchange Server backup set.  
Caution: Selecting the Authoritative Restore forces the restored directory database to be replicated  
to other servers on the domain after the backups have been restored.  
8. Select the method used to access the backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded web restore.  
9. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
10. Click Next.  
The VSS downloading window appears.  
11. Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
Once the restore has been completed, all mailbox stores need to be mounted.  
12. Open the Microsoft Exchange System Manager and navigate to the Servers folder.  
13. Expand each storage group.  
14. For each mailbox store, right-click the mailbox store, then click Mount Store.  
Note: If conguring Lenovo Online Data Backup to back up a Microsoft Exchange Server residing on  
the same hardware as the domain controller, it is important to select the check boxes for VSS Active  
Directory and Windows File Replication Service (SYSVOL) backup sets from the conguration module.  
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Restoring Active Directory and SYSVOL Data  
Before restoring data to Active Directory and SYSVOL, you must restart the server in Directory Service Restore  
mode.  
1. Reboot the server.  
2. During the reboot process, press and hold the F8 key on the keyboard.  
3. When the Windows Advanced Options menu displays, select Directory Services Restore Mode, then press  
Enter.  
4. When the Authentication window appears, log in as the local administrator.  
Once you have restarted the server in Directory Services Repair mode, you are ready to begin the restoration  
process.  
5. Click Start > All Programs > Lenovo Online Data Backup > Lenovo Online Data Backup Status.  
6. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
7. Click VSS Restore.  
8. Select VSS Active Directory and SYSVOL.  
Caution: When you select the Authoritative Restore, Windows causes Active Directory to replicate  
and overwrites objects and object trees of objects to all domain controllers in the domain.  
9. Select the method used to access the backup sets:  
Download les from the Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded Web restore.  
10. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
11. Click Next.  
The VSS downloading window appears.  
12. Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
After successfully restoring Active Directory and SYSVOL, restart Windows Server in normal mode, then log  
in as the domain controller Admin.  
Restoring Microsoft SQL Server Data  
1. Click Start > Run, type Service.msc, then click OK.  
2. Right-click the SQL Server service, then click Stop.  
Note: Do not stop the SQL Server VSS writer process.  
3. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
4. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
5. Click VSS Restore.  
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6. Select the VSS: MS SQL Server backup sets that need to be restored.  
7. Select the method used to access the backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded a Web restore.  
8. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
9. Click Next. The VSS downloading window appears.  
Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
10. Click Start > Run, type Service.msc, then click OK.  
11. Right-click the SQL Server service, then click Start.  
Restoring COM+  
1. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
2. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
3. Click VSS Restore.  
4. Select the VSS: COM+ backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded web restore.  
5. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
6. Click Next. The VSS downloading window appears.  
7. Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
Once you have completed the restore, you must restart Windows for the restore to take effect.  
Restoring the Registry  
1. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
2. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
3. Click VSS Restore.  
4. Select the VSS: Registry backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded web restore.  
5. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
6. Click Next. The VSS downloading window appears.  
Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
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Once you have completed the restore, you must restart Windows for the restore to take effect.  
Using the Lenovo Online Data Backup Virtual Drive  
1. To access the My Computer window:  
Use either the Start menu or your desktop icon to navigate to My Computer (Computer for Vista users)  
Right-click on the Start button, click Explore , then click My Computer (Computer for Vista users).  
The following image is an example of what the virtual drive looks like:  
Figure 29:Virtual Drive  
2. When the le listing appears, select Lenovo Online Backup.  
3. Navigate to the folders and les you want to restore.  
You might need to select from a number of different dates and times of backed up les.  
4. Select the most recent or the specic les you require.  
5. Right-click on the folder or le and select Restore from the drop-down menu.  
6. (Conditional) If, in the case of a corrupted le, a le by that name exists on your local drive, either overwrite  
or rename the le when prompted by Lenovo Online Data Backup.  
If you know the le is corrupted and would like to overwrite the le, click Overwrite . If you are unsure,  
click Rename and rename the le. Be sure to keep track of the new le you created.  
The Status window shows you the progress of your le restore.  
Right-Click Restores  
The right-click restore allows you to right-click in a Windows Explorer window or My Computer window and  
select the les to restore. The right-click restore is the simplest and most efcient way for Windows users to  
perform a restore for a small number of les in the event of accidental loss, deletion, or corruption.  
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Restoring Files  
1. To access the My Computer window:  
Use either the Start menu or your desktop icon to navigate to My Computer (Computer for Vista users).  
Right-click on the Start button, click Explore , then click My Computer (Computer for Vista users).  
2. Navigate to the folder you want to restore the le or folder to.  
3. Select one of the following options:  
To restore all les and folders in the folder, right-click an open space in the Windows Explorer window  
or My Computer window, then click Restore Files in Folder .  
To restore an older version of a le, right-click the le, then click Restore Previous Version.  
4. Select the le versions you want to restore from the list of versions, then right-click the selected les or  
folders.  
5. Select one of the following options:  
To restore the les or folders to the same location click Restore.  
To restore the les or folders to a new location, click Restore to.  
6. (Conditional) If you clicked Restore, and the le already exists, you must select whether you want to  
Overwrite, Rename, or Cancel the restore.  
If the le or folder you are restoring was not in the same location, the le is simply restored.  
If you clicked Restore to, the Restore File As window displays.  
7. Browse to the location where you want to save the le, then in the File name eld, type a name for the le.  
8. Click Save.  
Restoring from the Web  
When you perform a Web restore, your restored les are only available to download for 7 days. Once those 7  
days expire, the les are no longer available for download. Additionally, once you download the les the rst  
time, they are no longer available for download. Once your restore request has expired, you can peform another  
restore request.  
1. In your browser's address bar, type https://lenovo.mozypro.com/login/user, then press Enter.  
2. Click Search / List Machines.  
3. Click the name of the computer from which you want to restore les.  
4. Click Restore Files in the upper right corner.  
You have the option of selecting les and folders to restore in two different ways:  
Restoring Files from the Web Using the File System  
When you restore les using the le system view, you have to select les and folders to restore according to  
how they are arranged on your hard drive.  
1. In the drop-down menus in the top-right corner of the page, select the date and time that correspond to the  
backup you want to restore.  
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2. Click the folder containing the les you want to restore.  
3. Select or deselect individual les, if necessary.  
To select all the les, click the checked check box above the top of the le list.  
To deselect all the les, click the empty check box above the top of the le list.  
Figure 30: Selecting Files  
4. Click Continue.  
After you click Restore Files, an email is sent to you letting you know that your restore is complete. Depending  
upon how many les you have to restore, it make take signicant amount of time for you to receive the email.  
If you selected Web Restore , your email includes a link to use when retrieving your restored information.Your  
les will be available for download for 7 days.  
For information on downloading the restored les, see Downloading Restored Files on page 41.  
Restoring Files from the Web Using Backup Sets  
When you restore les using backup sets, you can select les to restore according to the le type. For example,  
you could restore all word processing les at once.  
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Restoring Files  
Figure 31: Selecting Backup Sets  
1. In the drop-down menus, select the date and time that correspond to the backup you want to restore.  
2. Select the backup set you want to restore.  
3. (Conditional) Select or deselect individual les, if necessary.  
To select all the les, click the checked check box above the top of the le list.  
To deselect all the les, click the empty check box above the top of the le list.  
4. Click Continue to start the restore process.  
After you click Restore Files , an email is sent to you letting you know that your restore is complete. Depending  
upon how many les you have to restore, it make take signicant amount of time for you to receive the email.  
If you selected Web Restore , your email includes a link to use when retrieving your restored information.Your  
les will be available for download for 7 days.  
For information on downloading the restored les, see Downloading Restored Files on page 41.  
Downloading Restored Files  
Before you download the restore request, it is suggested you use a download manager, such as the one included  
with Firefox, if you are downloading a large restore request.  
1. Click (or copy and paste) the link from your restore email into your Web browser.  
2. If required, log in using your user name and password.  
3. Click Download.  
4. When the pop-up window appears, you may either open the le immediately then save it, or save it right  
away to disk (recommended).  
Note: The les you downloaded are encrypted. It is not recommended that you open the le. You will  
need to decrypt the les before you can view your les. See Decrypting Restored Files Using Your Own  
Private Key on page 42 for information on how to decrypt your data. If you used Lenovo encryption, you  
are safe to open your les.  
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Decrypting Restored Files UsingYour Own Private Key  
If you selected to encrypt your data with a randomly generated AES key or selected to use a pre-existing key,  
you need to download, install, and activate the client before you can perform a restore. For information on  
downloading, installing, and conguring the client, see Installing Lenovo Online Data Backup on page 5.  
2. Save the le to a location you will remember later (such as your Desktop).  
3. Click on the Crypto Utility icon to run the program.  
Figure 32: Cypto Utility  
4. Select from one of the following key options, then click OK.  
Option  
Description  
Enter Key  
Import Key  
Enter the password phrase you used to create your personal key.  
Specify the location of the key you saved locally during the installation.  
Import Key from Lenovo Online Data Backup The decryption utility automatically retrieves your key after you have installed  
installation and activated the client.  
5. In the Source Folder, specify the folder where you saved your downloaded les.  
Figure 33: File Locations  
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6. Specify the folder where you want to place the decrypted les in to the Destination Folder eld.  
The Source and Destination folders cannot be in the same path.  
7. Click Decrypt to decrypt the les.  
The les are decrypted to the specied destination folder.  
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Server Extended Application Support  
The following extended application support is included with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license:  
Topics:  
Configuring Microsoft Volume Shadow Services Backup Set Rules  
For server backups, you might want to back up Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server,  
SYSVOL, registry, and COM+ data. This helps for quick restoration when you have data loss. Lenovo makes  
this process easy for you. For Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, SYSVOL, registry,  
and COM+ data, Lenovo Online Data Backup uses the native Microsoft VSS writers to back up the data while  
the services are running. Microsoft VSS support is only available on Windows 2003 server or later.  
Important: This functionality is only available with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license.  
If these services are running on your machine, the Lenovo Online Data Backup client automatically detects the  
available services and displays them in the Backup Sets tab.  
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Figure 34:VSS Backup Sets  
To back up these applications for le sets, select the check box next to the backup set. The Lenovo Online Data  
Backup client then automatically uses the Microsoft Volume Shadow-copy Service (VSS) Writer to do the  
backup.  
At the time of backup, if the Exchange or SQL Server and SQL ServerVSS Writer services are running, a request  
is made to the VSS, which noties the Exchange or SQL Server and SQL Server VSS Writer services that a  
backup is about to take place. The Exchange or SQL Server services and SQL Server VSS Writer then ush any  
transactions pending in memory to the store le to ensure that the backup includes the most recent changes  
available; after which, a snapshot of the les are backed up.  
For Microsoft SQL Server to back up, the SQL Server VSS Writer service must be started before the backup set  
displays. It is suggested that you set the SQL Server VSS Writer service to automatically start when Windows  
starts. When the backup sets appear for Microsoft SQL Server, each database displays as a separate backup set.  
After Lenovo Online Data Backup has backed up the le, only the changed blocks of the le are transmitted.  
This happens at the block level, not the le level, so subsequent backups can take minutes instead of hours.  
This style of Exchange and SQL Server backup results in a signicantly reduced impact on the performance of  
the server as well as on the SQL/Exchange services. Because Lenovo Online Data Backup avoids interfacing  
with the services directly, no downtime or slowdown of any kind is experienced.  
Adding a Network Share  
If your computer is in a network environment, you can add network shares to your le system backups. This  
allows you to back up content on another computer that is shared. You can only add a network share with a  
server license type.  
Important: This functionality is only available with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license.  
For information on how to share les and folders on another computer, see the computer's operating system  
help.  
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1. Click the File System tab.  
2. Right-click the left folder list panel, then click Add network share.  
3. In the Share eld, enter the UNC path to the share.  
An example of a UNC path could be \\shareserver\share.  
Figure 35: Network Share  
4. If the machine requires you to log in to use the share, enter the user name in the Username eld.  
5. In the Password eld, enter the password that is required by the share.  
6. Click OK.  
If the share has been congured correctly, the share point displays in the list in the left pane.  
Performing VSS Restores  
If you have server license, and you backed up VSS data such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange  
Server, Active Directory, and the Windows File Replication Service (for example, SYSVOL), you can use the  
VSS Restore to recover this data.  
Important: This functionality is only available with a Lenovo Online Data Backup server license.  
The process for restoring VSS data is slightly different depending upon the type of data you are restoring.  
Restoring Microsoft Exchange Server Data  
Before you restore the Microsoft Exchange data, you must dismount all mailbox stores.  
1. Open the Microsoft Exchange System Manager and navigate to the Servers folder.  
2. Expand each storage group.  
3. For each mailbox store, right-click the mailbox store, then click Dismount Store.  
Once each mailbox store has been successfully dismounted, you are ready to perform the restore.  
4. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
5. Click Restore Files .  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
6. Click VSS Restore.  
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7. Select the VSS: MS Exchange Server backup set.  
Caution: Selecting the Authoritative Restore forces the restored directory database to be replicated  
to other servers on the domain after the backups have been restored.  
8. Select the method used to access the backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded web restore.  
9. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
10. Click Next.  
The VSS downloading window appears.  
11. Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
Once the restore has been completed, all mailbox stores need to be mounted.  
12. Open the Microsoft Exchange System Manager and navigate to the Servers folder.  
13. Expand each storage group.  
14. For each mailbox store, right-click the mailbox store, then click Mount Store.  
Note: If conguring Lenovo Online Data Backup to back up a Microsoft Exchange Server residing on  
the same hardware as the domain controller, it is important to select the check boxes for VSS Active  
Directory and Windows File Replication Service (SYSVOL) backup sets from the conguration module.  
Restoring Active Directory and SYSVOL Data  
Before restoring data to Active Directory and SYSVOL, you must restart the server in Directory Service Restore  
mode.  
1. Reboot the server.  
2. During the reboot process, press and hold the F8 key on the keyboard.  
3. When the Windows Advanced Options menu displays, select Directory Services Restore Mode, then press  
Enter.  
4. When the Authentication window appears, log in as the local administrator.  
Once you have restarted the server in Directory Services Repair mode, you are ready to begin the restoration  
process.  
5. Click Start > All Programs > Lenovo Online Data Backup > Lenovo Online Data Backup Status.  
6. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
7. Click VSS Restore.  
8. Select VSS Active Directory and SYSVOL.  
Caution: When you select the Authoritative Restore, Windows causes Active Directory to replicate  
and overwrites objects and object trees of objects to all domain controllers in the domain.  
9. Select the method used to access the backup sets:  
Download les from the Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
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Use previously downloaded Web restore.  
10. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
11. Click Next.  
The VSS downloading window appears.  
12. Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
After successfully restoring Active Directory and SYSVOL, restart Windows Server in normal mode, then log  
in as the domain controller Admin.  
Restoring Microsoft SQL Server Data  
1. Click Start > Run, type Service.msc, then click OK.  
2. Right-click the SQL Server service, then click Stop.  
Note: Do not stop the SQL Server VSS writer process.  
3. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
4. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
5. Click VSS Restore.  
6. Select the VSS: MS SQL Server backup sets that need to be restored.  
7. Select the method used to access the backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded a Web restore.  
8. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
9. Click Next. The VSS downloading window appears.  
Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
10. Click Start > Run, type Service.msc, then click OK.  
11. Right-click the SQL Server service, then click Start.  
Restoring COM+  
1. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
2. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
3. Click VSS Restore.  
4. Select the VSS: COM+ backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded web restore.  
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5. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
6. Click Next. The VSS downloading window appears.  
7. Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
Once you have completed the restore, you must restart Windows for the restore to take effect.  
Restoring the Registry  
1. Right-click the Lenovo Online Data Backup icon in the system tray, then click Status.  
The Status window appears.  
2. Click Restore Files.  
The Lenovo Online Data Backup Conguration window appears.  
3. Click VSS Restore.  
4. Select the VSS: Registry backup set:  
Download les from Lenovo Online Data Backup Remote Backup Server.  
Use previously downloaded web restore.  
5. If you select to use a previously downloaded restore, browse to the location where the les are stored.  
6. Click Next. The VSS downloading window appears.  
Once the data has been downloaded, the VSS writer automatically copies the les to the correct locations.  
Once you have completed the restore, you must restart Windows for the restore to take effect.  
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Uninstalling Lenovo Online Data Backup  
1. Click Start > All Programs > Lenovo Online Data Backup > Uninstall Lenovo Online Data Backup.  
2. Click Yes to conrm the uninstall of Lenovo Online Data Backup.  
3. When prompted to restart, click Yes.  
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