Seed Load Walk through

The seed load process allows you to perform your initial backup to a local external hard drive and then courier the external drive to the server administrator.

What you need up front

• An external disk (USB) with enough free space for the first full backup. Use a filesystem that supports large files (NTFS, exFAT, or ext4).

• The eazyBackup client installed and signed into the correct user account.

Create a “Local Path” Storage Vault on the external drive

1. Plug in and mount the external disk.

2. Open eazyBackup → Settings → Storage Vaults → Custom.

3. Choose Local Path as the storage type.

4. Pick a folder on the external disk (for example, E:\ezbseed ).

5. Name the vault something like Local Vault (Seed) so you can spot it easily.

Run the first backup to the seed drive

1. Go to Create New Protected Item and create the item set you want to back up.

2. Start a Backup and select the Local Path vault you just created.

3. Let it run to completion. Contact eazyBackup for shipping instructions when complete.

Click the "+" icon to add a new Storage Vault and choose "Custom" for the type of Vault.

Give the Vault a name that will help you identify it later, click "Next" when done.

Click the "Browse" button and locate the hard drive that will be used for the Seed load backup. Click Next when done.

Click Next again to skip past the backup pre-commands and complete the new Vault wizard.

You should now have a new, uninitialized Local Vault. This vault will be used for the seed load backup.

Create a new Protected item for your seed load backup. You can select any type of Protected Item from the list.

Select the items you want included in the backup.

Our team will advise you when it is safe to begin scheduled backup jobs.

Start the backup and select the new Local Vault you created to back up to.

When you have completed your backup to the local device, contact eazyBackup for shipping instructions.

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