Netgear EDA 500 User Manual

An incremental backup copies only the data that changed since your last backup process. An incremental
backup job takes much less time than a full backup job.

RAID configuration of disks is not a substitute for backing up data. RAID configuration
protects you only from data loss if a disk fails. For more information about the
protection that RAID configuration offers, see 

 on page 21.

A backup source or destination can be local (stored on the ReadyNAS) or remote (stored somewhere
else). If the backup source or destination is remote, you must select the backup protocol that you want
to use (see 

 on page 206).

Local options for backup sources and destinations are described in the following table.

Source or destination is a volume on the ReadyNAS.

volume: <volume name>

Source or destination is a shared folder on the ReadyNAS.

share: <share name>

Source or destination is every user’s home share on the ReadyNAS.

All Home Shares

Source or destination is a user’s home share on the ReadyNAS.

home: <home share name>

Source or destination is connected a USB or eSATA port on the Rea-
dyNAS.

External Storage (<location of connection>)

Source or destination is the Time Machine data stored locally on the
ReadyNAS.

Time Machine

The process of restoring backed-up data to the device where the primary copy is kept is called recovery.

A recovery source is the place where you store the backed-up data. A recovery destination is the place
to which you want to restore the backed-up data. The recovered data replaces a deleted or damaged
primary copy.

If you store backed-up data on the ReadyNAS system, you can create a recovery job to restore backed-up
data to your computer or other primary device.