RestoreIT Network ® User's Guide Copyright Notice Copyright© 2006 FarStone Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of FarStone Technology, Inc. FarStone grants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program ("SOFTWARE") on a single computer. If the SOFTWARE is installed on a network, or more than one user can run the SOFTWARE at the same time, you must purchase an additional license for each additional user or computer. Trademarks · · · · RestoreIT® and RestoreIT® Network are registered trademarks of FarStone Technology, Inc. Microsoft®, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 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All rights reserved. http://www.farstone.com/home/ensite/support/support.shtml Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..............................................................................- 6 Chapter 2 Installation .............................................................................- 10 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 1-1 Introduction to RestoreIT Network ........................................................................................................................- 6 1-2 RestoreIT Network Component Introduction and Features ..........................................................................- 6 System Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................- 10 Installing RITN Administrator ................................................................................................................................- 10 Installing RITN Client ................................................................................................................................................- 11 Remotely Deploying RITN Client...........................................................................................................................- 13 - Chapter 3 Using RITN Administrator .......................................................- 17 - 3-1 Introduction to RITN Administrator .....................................................................................................................- 17 3-2 Launching RITN Administrator...............................................................................................................................- 17 3-3 Member Management ...............................................................................................................................................- 17 3-3.1 Creating a New Group ......................................................................................................................................- 18 3-3.2 Renaming a Group.............................................................................................................................................- 18 3-3.3 Deleting a Group ................................................................................................................................................- 18 3-3.4 Moving a Client to another Group ...............................................................................................................- 18 3-3.5 Renaming a Client .............................................................................................................................................- 18 3-3.6 Deleting a Client .................................................................................................................................................- 19 3-3.7 Viewing Client Properties ................................................................................................................................- 19 3-4 Backing up Client Computers.................................................................................................................................- 19 3-4.1 Manually Creating a Backup for Client Computers................................................................................- 19 3-4.2 Automatically Backing up Client Computer ..............................................................................................- 20 3-5 Restoring Client Computers ....................................................................................................................................- 21 3-5.1 Manually Restoring Client Computer(s) ....................................................................................................- 21 3-5.2 Automatically Restoring Client Computer(s) ...........................................................................................- 23 3-6 Mange RITN Client Policies......................................................................................................................................- 23 3-6.1 Enabling/Disabling Incremental Backup....................................................................................................- 23 3-6.2 Enabling/Disabling File-level Backup ..........................................................................................................- 24 3-6.3 RITN Client Function Control .........................................................................................................................- 25 3-7 RITN Administrator Options....................................................................................................................................- 25 Port Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................... - 26 Administrator Password Settings............................................................................................................................................. - 26 Log File Size .................................................................................................................................................................................... - 26 Refresh Time ................................................................................................................................................................................... - 26 - Chapter 4 Using RITN Client .....................................................................- 28 - 4-1 Introduction to RITN Client .....................................................................................................................................- 28 4-2 Connecting to RITN Administrator .......................................................................................................................- 28 4-3 Opening RITN Client ..................................................................................................................................................- 28 4-4 Backing up Your System ..........................................................................................................................................- 29 4-5 Restoring Your System .............................................................................................................................................- 30 4-5.1 Quick Restore ......................................................................................................................................................- 30 4-5.2 Restoring to any Incremental Backup Point ............................................................................................- 30 4-6 File Level Backup and Restore ...............................................................................................................................- 31 4-6.1 How to Restore a Specific File.......................................................................................................................- 31 3-6.2 Backing up Specific Files or Folders ............................................................................................................- 32 3-6.2 Configuring File-Level Backup Settings .....................................................................................................- 32 5-1 Removing RITN Administrator ...............................................................................................................................- 37 5-2 Removing RestoreIT Network Clinet ...................................................................................................................- 37 - Chapter 5 Removing RestoreIT Network .................................................- 37 - Chapter 6 Software License Agreement....................................................- 39 - -4- 1 Introduction Introduction Instant recovery from a system crash, virus attack, and accidental data deletion. Chapter 1 1-1 Introduction to RestoreIT Network RestoreIT Network 4.0 is a revolutionary real time system restoration utility that runs over a TCP/IP network. Once installed, it continually monitors and keeps a complete record of all activities on client computers and allows an administrator or client to recover lost data after a system crash, virus attack, faulty software installation, accidental file deletion or unintentional formatting of their hard drive. In merely a few minutes, if not seconds, all of the content of a hard drive can be restored back to a point in time when the computer was functioning properly. File-Level Backup and Restore further allow users to restore individual files without rolling back their whole system. RestoreIT Network allows network administrators to manage client computers' backup strategies and remotely backup their systems over a network. Network administrators can even control the server computer (RITN Administrator) or any client computer over the network by using the included RestoreIT Desktop Tool. 1-2 RestoreIT Network Component Introduction and Features RestoreIT Network is based on a client-server model. One server (RITN Administrator) and several clients (RITN Client) structure is shown below. One RITN Administrator can manage up to 100 clients at a time. RITN Administrator -- RestoreIT Network server module RITN Administrator (referred as "RITN Administrator" thereafter) resides on the server computer of the local area network (LAN). It allows the network administrator to manage all clients' or group's backup/restore strategy in a user friendly interface. Once installed, a network administrator can simultaneously deploy RITN Client on multiple client computers through the RITN Administrator interface. Features of RITN Administrator: Remotely create Backup Point Manually create a backup image on client computers though RITN Administrator. An administrator can choose to back up Drive C: only or the whole hard disk on the client computer. The backup image file is stored in a RestoreIT Secure Area on client computers. Set backup/restore schedule for client computers Set a schedule for clients that automatically create/restore a Backup Point at specified times. Enable/Disable system backup and File Level Backup Disable the system backup and/or file-level backup functions on specified clients. Once disabled, the previous settings for backup/restore schedule or file-level settings will stop functioning. The client can not manually perform these operations. Show/Hide RITN Client main interface Hide the RITN Client main interface to prevent any manual operation on the client side. Once prevented, the client computer can only perform backup/restoration according to RITN Administrator's settings or commands. Group clients Divide clients in groups to help manage the members. Administrators can regroup clients at any time. View Client's logs RestoreIT Network records any activities on RITN Administrator, such as client's login, changing settings, and performing a backup or restoration. Administrators can choose to view an individual client log or all clients' logs. Be remotely controlled through RestoreIT Remote Desktop Tool Control RITN Administrator on any computer in the LAN through the included RestoreIT Remote Desktop Tool. Password protection The Administration Password is required to login RestoreIT Network Administrator and enter Pre-OS mode on Client side. Easy to use A clear and friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) makes RestoreIT Network easy to use. Even a new ...