Automate Cloud Backup

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Last updated: Oct 24, 2022 by Ricky Villa
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Automate Cloud Backup

The option to automate backup remotely can be done under two locations within FIN:

  1. DB Builder

  2. Folio Menu

Verify Edge2Cloud is connected

Ensure Edge2Cloud is registered with a working project to enable cloud backup.

1. Select App Launcher icon located on the upper left

2. Select Cloud tile under End User applications

3. Under Edge2Cloud settings, verify the status is displaying Connected

  • If the status is Disconnected, select Register with Edge2Cloud and login into the Edge2Cloud account.

DB Builder - Snapshot Tree

1. Select App Launcher icon located on the top left

2. Select DB Builder tile under System Integrator applications

3. Select on Snapshots option

4. On the FIN snapshot overview, select and highlight a backup

5. Click on the Cloud button

6. The following form Upload to Cloud will open and display two options:

  • Rolling - overwrites the eldest rolling backup.

    • Edge2Cloud Stores 3 rolling backups per device (FIN instance)

    • The oldest rolling backup is automated deleted when the fourth backup is created.

  • Permanent - does not overwrite any permanent backups

    • Edge2Cloud stores five backups; if a sixth backup is created, an error will be thrown as permanent backups cannot be automatically overwritten

7. After the progress bar reaches 100%, the FIN Snapshot overview will be updated with the latest information.

Folio Menu - Folio Snapshot

1. Select App Launcher icon located on the upper left

2. Select Folio tile under Advanced applications

  • Select the Menu option

3. Select the Snapshot option

 

4. Select an existing snapshot

5. A drawer will be displayed, select the Cloud option

6. The following form Upload to Cloud will open and display two options:

  • Rolling - overwrites the eldest rolling backup.

    • Edge2Cloud Stores 3 rolling backups per device (FIN instance)

    • The oldest rolling backup is automated deleted when the fourth backup is created.

  • Permanent - does not overwrite any permanent backups

    • Edge2Cloud stores five backups; if a sixth backup is created, an error will be thrown as permanent backups cannot be automatically overwritten

 

7. Hover over the snapshot and it will display the last cloud upload

Note

Another way to know if the backup is uploaded on the cloud is by the icon on the left

  • Cloud Icon: The backup is uploaded on the cloud

  • Photo Icon: The backup is located on the machine

 

Edge2Cloud Backups Location

Once uploading a snapshot to the cloud, a user with the DeviceAdmin role can view, download or delete backup information. The backups are available as a tab under a device's summary page in the Edge2Cloud portal.

  1. Login to the organization in Edge2Cloud.

  2. Navigate to the Devices tab on the left menu or under the organization view and find the device in which the project belongs to.

  3. Once the device is found, click on it to get that device’s overview screen.

  4. In the overview screen of that device, the user with the DeviceAdmin can find the “Backups” tab.

  5. In the Backups tab is where the user can view, download, or delete the snapshots that were upload to the cloud.