XLink EzRollBack Pro User Manual Table Contents
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1. 28 e View By seeing file contents to verify if the file is to be restored If you are not sure if the file is the one you needed take a look at it before restore Click View to take a look at it before restore After select one of the version point and go to the specified folder and high light the file you want to view Then click View button you will get the following dialog box to ask you if you want to continue to view the specified file contents XLink EzRollback X 1 Do you want to view the File content of this version now If you want to view the specified file contents EzRollback will process to extract the file contents for you Extracting data contents E Status Gathering information This may take a few minutes depending on the number of files within the queried objects Progress 29 The last step is to provide you the program to read the file contents open with Click the program you want to use to open test4 txt If the program is not in the list click Other Choose the program you want to use Microsoft HTML Help Workshop Notepad 4 Query Tool using ODBC t Visual Basic a Visual Madeler Windows Media Player winzip tes im Always use this program to open these files Cancel Other Chapter 3 The Point In Time Backup The Features of Point In Time Backup Any fast incremental backup will create a virtual full backup re2. Enable Versions Keep previous versions backup procedure if errors have been detected during backup e Backup Plan Name Notice that a default Backup Plan Name is filled with a date time string of the date and time plan is created User can change this name if desired e Backup Area This area defines Backup source locations All backup source files must be on the local system of EzRollback 34 Two schemes are utilized to allocate the backup source 1 By file path file filters of inclusion or exclusion can be applied to files in the named file path 2 By application restrict to files created by the listed application s in the named file path e Backup Destination EzRollback supports multiple backup destinations to local and remote locations in a backup plan Before remote backup process please deploy Windows Map Network Drive e Restore Points Each time file is modified two thing will happen the backup destination folder 1 the newly modified file is saved the New Backup folder 2 the file was in the LastBackup folder is pushed to the Previous Versions folder to become the last version of the file Explanation on the file backup versions The default number of versions for each modified file is 100 The maximum number of versions is 999 Users can change it to the number desired The file push out follows the rule of first in first out should modified version
3. 5 The Backup Destination rti niic ne abigo 42 3 6 Backup To Remote 45 3 A Folder SYNC 47 3 8 LOPS M 49 Chapter 4 How To Restore Files From Point In Time 51 4 1 Restore Files From Backup 1 0101 eere 53 4 2 Restore Files From Windows Explorer sese 59 4 3 Restore Files Locked By an Application esessssseseseseeeseee enne nennen nennen 61 4 4 When Backup Folder Cannot Found essent nennen nennen 64 Chapter 1 Welcome to XLink s EzRollback EzRollback software is a true Continuous Data Protection CDP and Restore solution for home users and IT professionals It combines the advantages of real time backup and offsite backup for fast and complete file go back and data recovery The innovative creation of Restore Points keeps all changed files based on your pre defined protection plan so that frequently modified files or accidentally deleted files can be recovered by a prior version This go back feature proves to be especially useful to programmers of Visual Studio and MS Office users Restoration is alike a breeze you can either use Windows explorer or EzRollback restore point us
4. 53 A test106 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 2 test107 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test108 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test109 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 2 testi tst 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test110 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test111 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test112 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test113 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 07 28 08 11 08 46 07 28 08 10 32 00 07 28 08 10 29 45 Four functional buttons are involved in Data Restore With Full Tree e Copy to Users provide a restored destination folder for restoring procedure processing e View By seeing file contents to verify if the file is to be restored e Search Select one backup point time and highlight the specific folder to do files or sub folders search from Data Restore With Full Tree user interface e Bkup Dir Users may change to other EzRollback backup destination to restore any backup files 54 Following gives details on how to use functions on Data Restore With Full Tree interface Copy to Users provide a restored destination folder for restoring procedure processing After select one of the restore point and go to the specific folder and highlight the files you want to copy to the specific destination folder Then click Copy to button you will get the following dialog box to ask you to input a destination folder or click Browse to browse your destination folder Specifiy a destination folder B Specify destination
5. are modified on a laptop computer and the user wants to copy the modified files onto the computer used in the office In this situation users are most likely to first copy the modified files onto a USB removable storage and then upload them to the office computer The Folder Sync utility helps users organize modified files by creating profiles on different subject areas Highlight the defined profile and click Synchronize button to send the modified data to the defined target path Folder Synchronization Tool X Folder Synchronization Profile List View Profile New Profile Modify Profile Remove Profile Within each profile matching source and destinations are set so that there is no need for users to manually locate the folders each time to update files Now file update can be as easy as click a button 47 Define Synchronization Profile 48 3 8 Backup Logs Backup logs can be viewed by click the Bkup Log button on the title bar Some examples are shown below EzRollback Pro C Continuous Data Protection Pointin Time Backup Backup in progress 25 completes E EzRollback Backup Plan List B 2 Plar 2 New Plan Backup File List B 4 Backup Configuration Source Path List Delete 0 CN200 B Destination Path L9 B No Schedule be Filter include everything Madify tn gt 9 4 5 Restore Points Abort Opti
6. exceeding the setup version number e Abort backup procedure if errors have been detected during backup The last check box on the Source Destination page is for making sure only the non corrupt files are to be backup o With this box checked whenever a corrupt file is detected the backup process will abort automatically o If the box is not checked backup process will copy all files without checking for file corruption Backup Schedule This part of setup is quite straight forward Check and select the ways you want to backup by day or by hour and then set the time 35 Create new backup plan Backup Source amp Destination Backup Schedule Back Up Schedule Every 7 12 30 zen C Every 12 71 hours By day of week Monday Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday a 1230 EE 36 3 2 Backup Related Functions From the main user interface under Point In Time Backup we can see some buttons beside the New Plan button explained in the other page Details of explanation on the functions of these buttons are presented here r EzRollback Pro Ead C Continuous Data Protection Point In Time Backup Backup in progress 25 completes Refresh E EzRollback Backup Plan List E E Plan20080728 1002 A Backup File List Qj Backup Configuration 2 Be Source Path List B Destination Path Advanced A No Schedule 72 Filter include everythi
7. folder to copy the file s to Browse DK Cancel OK Select a destination folder from the following dialog box Browse Local File System Local Disk C 9 y My Documents 1 48 My Computer E 31 Floppy IE C Local Disk D 88 059 Control Panel My Network Places Recycle Bin Internet Explorer 55 Select the sample destination folder c tmp to restore all the selected files Specifiy a destination folder xi Specify a destination folder to copy the file s to E OK Cancel e View By seeing file contents to verify if the file is to be restored After select one of the restore point and go to the specific folder and highlight the file you want to view Then click View button you will get the following dialog box to ask you if you want to continue to view the specific file contents XLink EzRollback x 2 Do you want to view Ehe File content of this version now If you want to view the specific file contents EzRollback will process to extract the file contents for you 56 Extracting data contents B Status Gathering information This may take a few minutes depending on the number of files within the queried objects Progress The last step is to provide you the program to read the file contents i Click the program you want to use to open test4 txt If the program is not in the list click Other Choo
8. plan CDP20080725 1640 with new setting Generate new volume information for the CDP plan CDP20080725 1640 I 4 18 2 4 Advanced Setup Incorporating with Snapshot technology with its innovative creation of Continuous Data Protection EzRollback creates a unique solution to satisfy the need for data protection and storage especially for small businesses Because snapshots are taken at each point in time and on the transaction level user roll back to previous versions of a file is easy with accuracy Because of its ability to save continuously of modified files between scheduled backups Continuous Data Protection serves best the people such as computer programmers or document editors who makes frequent modifications of files and always have the need to go back to the previous versions for verification Advanced Setup x r Continuous Data Protection Advanced Setup Each creates restore points at minimum interval of 10 seconds Maximum idle time to create a restore point 0 minutes Delete restore points older than v day s Maximum virtual memory usage e MB Workspace path for continuous data protection C Program Files XLink EzRollBack Pro Default Cancel A brief explanation Advanced Setup options Restore point creation interval this is the time interval between each snapshot is taken for modified files Too frequent savings will result too many files generated in the Con
9. 09 001 txt a raa fecal j Qsearch amp Folders diu ux Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document unm 7 28 2008 10 01 7 28 2008 10 01 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM ma 60 xd Es SURE Disk free space 144 MB 17 4 02 ig My Computer 2 4 3 Restore Files Locked By an Application When restore files from the backup destination users may encounter a problem that some of the files are locked by an application In this situation attempt to restore files into the original source location may cause error There are two ways to resolve the problem 1 To restore the files to a different location this method allows users to get the previous versions of a file and check its content without having to interrupt with on going process of the data processing The files can be either discarded or copied into the original location later as replacement To stop the service of the application associated to the file this will overcome the error and allow users to restore files directly into the original source location An example on restoring a dat
10. 41 47 R5 07 25 08 16 40 50 25 2 6 Restore With File Name From the Continuous Data Protection main user interface simply click File Name button and will bring you to the CDP Recovery user interface If you just want to restore view a particular single file Restore With File Name provides you an efficient way to retrieve the single file On CDP Recovery user interface first click on the drop down menu to select the restore point start time and then browse Windows Explorer to choose a particular file to list the back upped restore point during the time interval List all restore points since 07 25 2008 04 40 50 416 PM 7 Files which have been changed center a file name p List 07 25 2008 04 40 50 416 PM Restore Point File Size 07 25 2008 04 42 30 183 PM 07 25 2008 04 42 43 508 PM View 26 Then click Browse button to browse the single file which you want to restore view Browse for Folder SES Browse Local File System test0 txt Local Disk C testi txt test2 txt test3 txt E test4 txt 121 Documents and Settings 41 Inetpub 171 InstallShield Express Projects 171 My InstallShield 10 5 Projects cms On CDP Restore user interface you can see the modified status List all restore points since 07 25 2008 04 40 50 416 PM Files which have been chang
11. 41 VD Taut Daeuman 7 20 onno 10 20 ana P i E ec Documents and Settings xila si 200 Disk Free space 144 MB 4 02 My Computer 2 42 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt f Qsearch Fy Folders 2 UI X A Address 71200 Folders x Name Size Type Modified Desktop 0 001 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 H My Documents H test1 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM B My Computer is test10 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 9 3 Floppy A 2 test100 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM Local Disk C 2 test101 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 Cg 200 test102 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM B C3 bki 2 test103 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM BMC Bkinfo 2 test104 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM El test105 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM test106 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM z Ni 8 test107 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM i cm El test108 001 txt 21 KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 421 Documents and Settings 2 test109 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 444 on a 4 D dmm amma s 200 object s Disk free space 144 MB 4 02 MB e My Computer 2 Under the destination fo
12. L service In our example the MSSQL service name is MSSQL SQL2000 5 Services Action Tree Name Description status Startup Type 1 00 6 4 Services Local Microsoft Search Creates Started Automatic LocalSystem SOL 0 Automatic Loc stem M55QLServerADHelper Manual LocalSystem By Net Logon Supports p Manual LocalSystem ij NetMeeting Remote Desktop Allows aut Manual LocalSystem By Network Connections Manages Started Manual LocalSystem By Network DDE Provides n Manual LocalSystem Sa Network DDE DSDM Manages s Manual LocalSystem Sy Network News Transport Pro Transports Started Automatic LocalSystem LM Security Support Provi Provides s Started Manual LocalSystem SR Office Source Engine Saves inst Manual LocalSystem 21 63 4 4 When Backup Folder Cannot Be Found When File Path Is Longer Than 256 Characters The most noteworthy advantage of EzRollback is that backupped files can be restored without any backup applications Users can get the backupped files directly from Windows Explorer and copy paste the files or the entire file structure back to the source location However there is one limitation when restore files from Windows Explorer namely the file path length restriction Windows Explorer restrict file paths is to be no longer than 256 characters including all special keys File Edit Vi
13. Point In Time Backup user interface by clicking Backup Point button it shows users the Data Restore With Full Tree user interface to restore files r EzRollback Pro x e Continuous Data Protection B Point In Time Backup po A Backup in progress 25 completes E a EzRollback Backup Plan List Set Up 3 Backup File List Madify E E Backup Configuration B Source Path List Advanced B Destination Path Advanced C bk1 D pa s T gt No Schedule Filter include everything Restore Points Win Explorer Utilities Folder Sync Abort Backup Abort Option ignore errors j Backup Now Manual backup Collecting file information please wait Copying C 200 test1 10484 i N200 testi 28 txt 53 On the Data Restore With Full Tree user interface users can clearly view the backup point and see the backup file names types sizes and modified time Delete Restore Point Search Copy to View List modified files only Ek Bkup Dir Name Type FieSie Time Modified 2 08 07 28 08 11 10 13 A testO tst 2008 07 28 11 09 32 i3 c 200 A testi tst 2008 07 28 10 30 53 Elf 07 28 08 11 09 40 A testi tst 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test 00 tst 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test101 txt 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test102 tut 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A testi 03 tst 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A testi 04 tst 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test105 txt 2008 07 28 10 30
14. XLink EzRollBack Pro User Manual Table Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to XLink s 2 2 1d System Requirements ete eere teet tre Re sa PERDERE Heu Eu 4 1 2 E EEUU 5 1 3 License Information eeeceei toner Ge Re REN VR EN deae EH Ne eee Rae 9 1 4 How To Get Help From 8 11 Chapter 2 The Continuous Data Protection 0 20402 0 0 0000001 12 22 Create A New CDP Plan eerie Pret e eter UY 14 2 3 CDP Related Eunctions ertet terere ien ti asa 17 2 4 NIME 19 2 5 Restore With Full Tree View eerte fme 21 2 6 Restore With Fle Name ecrire de e eterne npa oe dan 26 Chapter 3 The Point In Time 31 3 1 Create New Backup Plan either ftetit eie raped ha en ene aeg eene dandus 33 3 2 Backup Related Punh tiotis cete eterne enini tenen rne ine ege onustus ena 37 3 3 Advanced Setting Email 2 39 3 4 Backup 40 3
15. abase file that is associated to the MS SQL service is given below Using MSSQL database files as an example To restore these files you will need to 1 Stop the MSSQL service from Windows Services In our example the MSSQL service name is MSSQL SQL2000 53 Services gt c action vew e 2 amp m ES i p mon w Rs License Logging Service Started Automatic LocalSyster Sia Logical Disk Manager Logical Disk Started Automatic LocalSystei Bs Logical Disk Manager Adminis Administrat Manual LocalSyster Sa Messenger Sends and Started Automatic Localsyste il Sy Microsoft Search Creates ful Started Automatic LocalSystet LocalSystem Tree Services Local 00 Automatic SS MSSQLServerADHelper Manual LocalSyster Rs Net Logon Supports p Manual LocalSvystei By NetMeeting Remote Desktop Allows aut Manual LocalSyster Network Connections Manages Started Manual n b 61 2 Copy the files back In our example c Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1MMSSQL SQL2000 is the original source folder c bk1 is the backup target folder You can choose to either copy the entire bk1 to c drive or some of the files in c bk1 to c Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL SQL2000 C bk1 New Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSOL SOL2000 File Edit view F
16. avorites Tools Help Back gt search Pyrolders C History 4 02 X E Address a C bk1 New Backup C Program Files Microsoft SQL ServeriMSSQL SQL20001Data Folders x w Desktop a distmal Idf 768KB Database File 5 3 2005 11 32 PM A My Documents distmdl mdf 2 304 KB Database File 5 3 2005 11 32 PM B My Computer a master 11 712KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM e 31 Floppy mastlog ldF 512KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM Local Disk C model mdF 640 KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM 3 C 10 modellag ldf 512KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM 200 msdbdata mdf 11 008 Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM 50 msdblog ldf 2 304 KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM 3 C bki northwnd ldF 1 024KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM E a northwnd mdf 2 688KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM aoa P a pubs maf 1 280KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM 51 Program Files pubs log ldF 768KB Database File 7 6 2008 6 12 PM 3 29 Microsoft SQL Server tempdb mdf 8 192KB Database File 7 9 2008 12 36 PM 51471 550145012000 a templog ldf 512KB Database File 7 9 2008 12 36 PM 2471 BACKUP Data C FTDATA C Install C 2085 zi 4 gt 14 object s Disk free space 15 2 GB 43 1 MB ej My Computer 2 62 3 Restart the MSSQ
17. back to the source location File Edit View Favorites Tools Help d Back gt Ej Search G Folders E 05 Folders c Desktop 24 My Documents He My Computer i e 31 Floppy El Local Disk C 2 200 EC bki a Bkinfo ae Dorurens and Settings CUIUS Pe size 20 6 KB E 20 6 KB g My Computer A E testi 001 txt 2 test10 001 txt Eee 001 txt S test105 001 txt test106 001 txt karkin SOMA bk 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 21 KB 24 0 Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Text Document Tasch Mecumank 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 712812008 10 30 AM 7 28 2008 11 08 AM 7 28 2008 11 09 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 4M 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 10 01 N 52 4 1 Restore Files From Backup Point Restore with Backup Point is the most efficient way to restore all related backup files at certain point in time Users can easily restore all related backup files from any Backup Points on Data Restore With Full Tree user interface without manually searching backup files from Windows Explorer On the main
18. ction r EzRollback Pro Continuous Data Protection g Point In Time Backup 3 Backup File List E 2 Backup Configuration B B Source Path List 0 cf CN200N 2 Destination Path Lf CAbKI No Schedule oS Filter include everything 8 Abort Option ignore errors Folder Sync Abort Backup Backup Now Manual backup Collecting file information please wait Copying C s200 testl 10 tat Copying 200 41 28 tst Copying C 200 test1 46 txt Copying C 200 test1 61 txt License Info 40 Users can choose to backup all files in the source folder or only the modified files Select One Manual Backup Type 4 x NomalBackup Back up only files new or different from the last backup Full Backup Copy all files to the target folder Cancel 1 Normal Backup When a very important file is modified and you want to make sure that a backup copy of the new file is saved do a one time backup with this selection is the best solution 2 Full Backup This choice is in general for emergency use For example when the regular backup server is down that you want to backup files to a different system temporarily or that you simply want to copy all current files to a location other than the backup destination 41 3 5 The Backup Destination In general the backup destination can be local or remote to the backup source Using Windows map network drive to share over the remote
19. drive or folder The shared drive can then be used as backup destination An initial full backup is recommended so that a well matched file structure in the destination and the source folders will ensure accuracy and efficiency of the backup process Following picture is an example of a backup plan s destination path viewed from Windows Explorer 6 200 a simi x mE J File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back Qusearch Pyrolders 542 Um 22 X A Ea Address C 200 Folders x Size Type Modified Desktop 4 amp testo txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM 1 52 My Documents test1 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM My Computer test10 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM Ely 31 Floppy A test100 txt 21 Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 4M B Local Disk C test101 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM Lo B 2 C3 200 test102 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM amp C bla 2 test103 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM ow e Ca Bkinfo test104 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM test105 txt 21 Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM Lo d BD test106 txt 21 Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM I test107 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM EH Previous Versions test108 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 30 AM a t beck OO ke 2
20. e click No to go back and change the restore path to a different location e View By seeing file contents to verify the file is the correct one to be restored If you are not sure whether the file is the one you needed take a look at it before restore Click View to take a look at it before restore After select one of the restore point and go to the specified folder and highlight the file you want to view Then click View button you will get the following dialog box to ask you if you want to continue to view the specific file contents 23 XLink EzRollback If you want to view the specific file contents EzRollback will process to extract the file contents for you Extracting data contents The last step is to provide you the program to read the file contents Open With Microsoft HTML Help Workshop Query Tool using ODBC Visual Basic Visual Modeler Windows Media Player 24 List modified files only This option allow you to see the only modified file at the selected CDP Restore Points of time With this function you can easily find the modified files from the selected CDP restore point Delete Restore Point Search to View M List modified files only CDP Restore Points Name T File Time Modified 5 08 07 25 08 16 42 43 File 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 of igj 07 25 08 16 42 30 R5 07 25 08 16 42 11 R 07 25 08 16
21. e buttons beside the New Setup button explained in the other page Details of explanation on the functions of these buttons are presented here SP EzRollback Pro E x e Continuous Data Protection Point In Time Backup Up C Continuous Data Protection List Set EJ CDP20080725 1640 E C Source Path Modify Setup Be CABS 1 57 Filter Option include everything except B Restore With Full Tree View e Advanced To change restore point time interval and restore point data protection work path e Restore With Full Tree View To restore view a single modified file or a group of relative files within a CDP plan e Restore With File Name To restore view a specified single file within a CDP plan 17 CDP logs can be viewed by click the CDP Log button on the title bar Some examples are shown below Log rollbk log WordPad loj x File Edit View Insert Format Help oela alk al 5 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 07 25 2008 For Help press F1 15 19 14 15 19 14 15 24 08 15 24 08 16 40 33 16 40 36 16 48 13 16 48 13 RollBack Device driver is loaded Loading Rollback Driver RollBack Device driver is loaded Loading Rollback Driver Update CDP plan CDP20080725 1640 with new setting Generate new volume information for the CDP plan CDPZ0080725 1640 Update CDP
22. ed testo List A 07 25 2008 04 40 50 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 5 A 07 25 2008 06 03 01 PM 21126 2008 07 25 16 40 50 C 5 test0 tut A 07 25 2008 06 03 11 21128 2008 07 25 18 03 11 C 5 test0 tat A 07 25 2008 06 03 22 PM 21128 2008 07 25 18 03 21 C 5Mtest0 txt On the CDP Restore user interface the listings of all columns can be sorted by click on the column title space 27 Following gives details of functions involved for Data Restore Point Copy to Users provide a restored destination folder for restoring procedure processing To go back to a certain version of previous modification you can select the file by its name within the time range and click the button Copy To to restore the file Following dialog box will come up with default path of the location of the original file Specifiy a destination folder Specify destination folder to copy the file s to cma Browse Cancel If you click OK in above box without changing the path you are attempting to replace the file current in the location with the previous version The next box will come up to confirm that this is what you really want to do XLink EzRollback 2 Some files alreay exist in the destination Folder Do you want to overwrite all existing files 3 If you want to keep the current version of the file click No to go back and change the restore path to a different location
23. emove Filter Options Exclude the following list exe Remove Restore Points Management r Restore Point Creation E vents 4 When a modified file is saved or closed When a file is deleted When a file is renamed When an open file with modified data has been idle for 30 minutes Following parameters can be changed in the Advanced setup The minimum time interval between two restore points is 10 seconds The maximum idle time for an open file is 30 minutes Plan Name Notice that a default Plan Name is filled with a date time string of the date and time plan is created User can change this name if desired e Continuous Data Protection Path s This area defines CDP source locations All CDP source files must be on the local system of EzRollback 15 Filter Options file filters of inclusion or exclusion can be applied to files in the named file path Restore Point Creating Events When a modified file is closed When file is deleted When an open file with modified data has been idled for 30 minutes When a file is renamed You may change the following parameters in the Advanced Setup The minimum time interval between two restore points is 10 seconds The maximum idle time for an open file is 30 minutes 16 2 3 CDP Related Functions From the main user interface under Continuous Data Protection CDP we can see som
24. er interface to go back to a previous version of a file created at certain point of time Any single incremental backup allows you to restore files as the full backup does Key Benefits Continuous data protection CDP for Windows User files Enables timely recovery of modified or deleted files Offsite protection in addition to the disk based CDP backup Easy to use Cost effective without help of IT professionals Continuous Data Protection o The first low cost application aware CDP software o Automatically create Data Restore Points based on your pre defined protection plan o Allow either permanent or temporary data recovery from the Restore Points o Atany Restore Points you can either restore a single modified file or a group of relative files within a project o Easy to Search user interface for efficient data retrieving and recovering o True CDP technology for point in time data protection and recovery Point In Time Backup Any fast incremental backup will create a virtual full backup restore point at which users can restore any files changed or not changed at that point in time It also allows users to restore files through Window Explorer That means you can carry a backup in a USB mobile drive and restore data to other person s PC without installing EzRollback Built in functions to handle open and locked file backup eg SOL database files and MS Outlook email files Application aware Handles files o
25. ew Favorites Tools Help Address 71200 gt Qsearch Gy Folders UI 9 25 3 Floppy ES i sca Documents azy Settings 2 200 apna Disk free space 144 MB 4 02 ig Computer 2 S test100 001 txt B test109 001 bt imma 21 KB 21 KB A RS Text Document Text Document ni nappes Folders x Name Size Type Modified tet Desktop El testa 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM y My Documents test1 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM B B My Computer B test10 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 521 999 Local Disk C El test101 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 4M C3 200 test102 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM E 8 test103 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM di Bkinfo B test104 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM test105 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM S test106 001 txt 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM test107 001 Ext 21KB Text Document 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM 7 28 2008 10 01 AM dm dmm amma 64 Under this restriction if your file path in the backup destination folder is longer than 256 characters the part that exceeds the 256 limitation will be invisible In this situation you would need to do fo
26. f specific applications such as VB VC Microsoft Office and more with individually designed backup techniques Backup to multiple destinations Besides regular backup method you may backup to different locations of local removable or remote destinations with individual schedules 1 1 System Requirements EzRollback is designed for Windows XP Vista 2003 2008 systems System Requirements Microsoft Windows systems of XP Vista 2003 2008 platforms RAM 64MB or above Hard disk 8GB or larger 1 2 Installation Guide Install EzRollback software is easy With a successful download double click the installer icon to start EzRollback installation This program requires a member of administrator group to setup You have to login as a member of administrator group before install EzRollback Question EN xi 2 This program requires a member of Administrator Group to setup Click Yes to continue or No to quit the setup program The next page is a welcome popup box InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for XLink EzRollBack Pro The InstallShield Wizard will install Link EzRollBack Pro on your computer To continue click Next Following the procedure you will run into next screen of licensing agreement Read it carefully and make sure you understand all terms listed and agree with it before move on If you decided not to continue with installation click No to abort the installation process I
27. f you agree with all terms listed for using the product click Yes to move on License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR XLINK TECHNOLOGY INC IMPORTANT You are authorized to access and use this software product only if you have entered an Agreement with XLink Technology Inc Your use of the software is subject to the terms of such Agreement PRODUCT LICENSE This software program and documentation are licensed not sold to you Y ou have a nonexclusive and nontransferable right to use the enclosed program and documentation Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install Link EzRollBack Pro you must accept this agreement InstallShield The next box is to ask for the destination folder The default installation folder is C Program Files XLink EzRollback Pro You may change the installation folder by click Browse to select other installation folder InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Irrstallahela Moving along the process the last dialog box to be seen looks like the next picture Click Finish to complete the installation process InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing XLink EzRollBac
28. ional backup in which the backup process is activated automatically according to pre set schedule or instant click Backup Now button The backup destination can be local or remote to the source files Since each backup plan maintains its own schedule the scheduled backup of EzRollback is efficient 32 3 1 Create A New Backup Plan EzRollback comes with easy to understand user interface screens that make application configuration easy and management effective As you can see from following picture that all you need to do to create a new Backup Plan is to click a few buttons r EzRollback Pro CF Continuous Data Protection t Point In Time Backup EzRollback Backup Plan List Restore Points Win Explorer Folder Sync Backup Now Backup activity Idle License Info Close 33 Issues involved in creating a new backup plan e Backup source must be on the same system of EzRollback application e Backup destination local or Remote e Backup schedule daily or hourly Following gives details of each step in creating a new backup plan Click button New Plan in the main dialog box to begin creating a backup plan Create new backup plan 4 Backup Source amp Destination Backup Schedule Backup Plan Name Plan20080728 1011 By File Path By Applications Cancel tr Backup Area Exclude types Add Remove Primary Backup Destination Path Ja Secondary Backup Destination Path
29. it automatically You may change how many days to keep the restore points at Advanced Setup e Search Select one restore point time and high light the specific folder to do files or sub folders search from Data Restore View interface Using Search to find a file if you do not remember the complete path of the file use search by Any part of the file name This search method will find all files with the same name and you can decide which one to restore by the time the file was created x Find what Any part of file name C Match whole file name 2 22 Copy to Users provide a restored destination folder for restoring procedure processing To go back to a certain version of previous modification you can select the file by its name within the time range and click the button Copy to to restore the file Following dialog box will come up with default path of the location of the original file Specifiy a destination folder Specify a destination folder to copy the file s to Ema Browse Cancel If you click OK in above box without changing the path you are attempting to replace the file current in the location with the previous version The next box will come up to confirm that this is what you really want to do XLink EzRollback 1 Some files alreay exist in the destination Folder Do you want to overwrite all existing Files If you want to keep the current version of the fil
30. ithin a project e Easy to Search user interface for efficient data retrieving and recovering e True CDP technology for point in time data protection and recovery Continuous data protection CDP is a new concept that comes with the current disk based backup method It is designed to prevent data loss from human errors such as unwanted delete and natural disasters Four event options for users to trigger EzRollback to create the restore point for your data files When a modified file is closed When a file is deleted When an open file with modified data has been idled for 30 minutes When a file is renamed The continuous data protection CDP saves modified portion of a file at the time the modification is made and saved Continuous Data Protection CDP will keep these files for a maximum 60 days of time The oldest version will be removed from the CDP restore points list in a first in first out fashion Users can retrieve all previous versions of a file made during this restricted time The data saved are organized by the date and time of their creation for easy viewing and retrieving To Restore a piece of data to a file select the data file by name of the time it is saved and click button Copy to The data will be plant back to its original file 12 Continuous data protection CDP is especially useful for software programmers who have the needs to constantly modify their program files and sometimes would really want to go back t
31. k Pro on your computer When the system is on find the EzRollback application from Windows program list by looking into the Start Programs list 1 3 License Information Click License Info button on the EzRollback main user interface will open up the license info dialog box t EzRollback Pro Backup activity Idle If you install as demo version the expired date shows on this dialog box To activate EzRollback please contact XLink Technology Inc for license key amp EzRollback You may change your license information by clicking on the Key button to enter a new serial number Demo version expires in 30 days Serial DEMO Cancel 10 1 4 How To Get Help From XLink Two ways to have a technical support from XLink 1 Link to Xlink support web page to fill out the questions on the form www xlink com 2 Email to support xlink com NOTE Please always include the product name in the subject line when you send email for support Thank you 11 Chapter 2 The Continuous Data Protection CDP The Features of Continuous Data Protection CDP e The first low cost application aware CDP software e Automatically create Data Restore Points based on your pre defined protection plan e Allow either permanent or temporary data recovery from the Restore Points Atany Restore Points you can either restore a single modified file or a group of relative files w
32. lder bk1 some levels of sub folders are listed above the backup sources C 200 The sub folders above the backup sources are e Bkinfo The index information is saved under Bkinfo The index information is used for restoring files from the backup structure e New Backup As the name indicated this folder is used to keep new version of modified files e Previous Version This folder is used to keep all previous versions of modified files 43 As seen in this example the exact file structure of the backup source are kept in both New Backup and Previous Version folders This is designed for easy file restore 1 The familiar file structure makes finding a file easy 2 When needed the entire sub folders can be copied back to the source folder with the matching structure NOTE The empty folders in source will not be copied to the Destination when performing a backup EzRollback will create the folder in the destination when files are added to an empty folder in the source 44 3 6 Backup To Remote Locations EzRollback is able to backup data files to remote locations The remote location is defined as the backup destination that is on a system other than the system running the EzRollback software We generally refer the system running the EzRollback software as the local system The way to define a backup plan to remote locations Using Windows map network drive or browse My Network places from Windows Explorer to get the back
33. llowing 1 rename the last folder you can see for example 200 to 200 temp 2 drag the folder and place it directly under c or any other root drive this action should reduce the file path length to acceptable range so that you can see the files at the end of the path If not repeat the action restore the files you need drag the folder back to where it was in the backup destination location rename it back to its original name AC 65
34. me Modified lest txt File 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 Ea lest txt File 21120 2008 07 25 16 33 08 A test2 txt File 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 A test3 txt File 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 lest txt File 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 On the Data Restore View user interface you restore view a single modified file or a group of files within a CDP plan On the Data Restore View user interface the listings of all columns can be sorted by click on the column title space 21 The functional buttons and options on Data Restore View interface are 1 Delete Restore Point This function allows you to manually delete the selected CDP Restore Points 2 Search To help you find a file you have worked on 3 Copy to Restore a selected file to a user defined location 4 View When viewing from CDP Restore Points Files before being modified will be seen here 5 List modified files only This option allow you to see the only modified file at the selected CDP Restore Points of time Following gives details on how to use the function buttons on Data Restore View interface Delete Restore Point This function allows you to manually delete the selected Restore Points High light the specified restore point and click Delete Restore Point button to delete the restore point EzRollback keeps the restore point for default 60 days If the restore point is older than 60 days EzRollback will delete
35. ng Restore Points 8 Abort Option ignore errors Win Explorer Utilities Abort Backup Backup Now Manual backup Collecting file information please wait Copying C 200 test1 10 tat Copying C 200 test1 28 tat Copying C 200 test1 46 txt Copying C 200 test1 61 txt e Advanced To create a email notification setting to monitor backup activities e Backup Now Activate one time backup on either modified files only or all files in the source folder 37 e Restore With Win Explorer To look into and restore the backup destination folder by Windows Explorer e Restore With Backup Point To look into and restore the backup destination folder by EzRollback user interface Backup logs can be viewed by click the Bkup Log button on the title bar Some examples are shown below e Backup Log backup log WordPad E ioj xj File Edit View Insert Format Help A el S p7 28 2008 Create new backup plan 07 28 2008 quum Save configuration for backup plan Plan20080728 1002 07 28 2008 10 02 XLink Backup Service has accept the new setting 07 28 2008 10 02 Reload new backup configuration 07 28 2008 10 02 Choose to run backup of Plan20080728 1002 07 28 2008 10 02 Starting manual full backup for lt 1 20080728 1002 gt 07 28 2008 10 03 Total 200 files have been backed up 07 28 2008 10 03 End of manual backup routine 07 28 2008 10 08 Plan Plan20080728 1002 is rem
36. o a previous version of coding Data Restore With Full Tree xi Delete Restore Point Search CDP Restore Points H 07 25 08 16 42 43 H A 07 25 08 16 42 30 rfi 07 25 08 16 42 11 H A 07 25 08 16 41 47 2 08 07 25 08 16 40 50 i du 151 View List modified files only Name _ FieSize Time Modified 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 A testt tt 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 A tesi2 tt 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 2 test3 txt 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 A test tt 21120 2008 07 25 16 39 09 13 2 2 Create A New CDP Plan The innovative creation of Continuous Data Protection emphasizes its advancement in its ability to save modified data continuously between the scheduled backups From the main user interface of EzRollback select Continuous Data Protection to begin configuring this part of the software CP EzRollback Pro C Continuous D ata Protection e Point In Time Backup H CF Continuous Data Protection List CDP20080725 1640 E CJ Source Path Modify Setup cw S Filter Option include everything except Delete Setup 8 Advanced Full Tree View File Name Following gives details of each step in creating a new CDP plan Click button New Setup in the main dialog box to begin creating a CDP plan Continous Data Protection Plan CDP Plan Name COP20080725 1640 OK Continous Data Protection path s al Cancel CAS R
37. on ignore errors 2 m 2 Q T 1 Win Explorer f pa e Folder Sync Abort Backup Backup Now Manual backup Collecting file information please wait Copying C 200 test1 10 tet Copying C 200 test1 28 tat Copying C 200 test1 46 tat Copying C 200 test1 67 txt jd License Info Whenever a backup process is activated an entry and all actions will be recorded in the Backup Log Some examples are shown below e Backup Log backup log WordPad f ioj xj File Edit View Insert Format Help sia S p7 28 2008 Create new backup plan 07 28 2008 deer Save configuration for backup plan Plan20080728 1002 07 28 2008 10 02 XLink Backup Service has accept the new setting 07 28 2008 10 02 Reload new backup configuration 07 28 2008 10 02 Choose to run backup of Plan20080728 1002 07 28 2008 10 02 Starting manual full backup for lt 1 20080728 1002 gt 07 28 2008 10 03 Total 200 files have been backed up 07 28 2008 10 03 End of manual backup routine 07 28 2008 10 08 Plan Plan20080728 1002 is removed 07 28 2008 10 11 Create new backup plan 07 28 2008 10 13 Enable full backup schedule 07 28 2008 10 14 Cancel configuration action For Help press F1 50 Chapter 4 How To Restore Files From Point In Time Backup The most noteworthy advantage of EzRollback is that backupped files can be restored without any backup applications EzRollback pro
38. oved 07 28 2008 10 11 Create new backup plan 07 28 2008 10 13 Enable full backup schedule 07 28 2008 10 14 Cancel configuration action zi For Help press F1 2 3 A 38 3 3 Advanced Setting Email Notification Click the Advanced button to setup Email Notification Advanced Setup xi Email Notification OK Cancel This notification reports to defined persons on each action recorded in the Backup Log The purpose of it is that users can monitor all backup activities and notice of error right away should it occur at any time Here is an example of Email Notification setup Email Notification Ea Email report will be sent to designated address with each backup tasks Enable email notification SMTP Server 2312200390 SMTP Port 2 Sender Address administrator mycompany com Recipient Address 1 fichn mycompary com 00000000 Recipient Address 2 masGmycomparpcom 00000000000 Subject E2RolBack Email Notification 00000000 My server requires authentication Account Name administrator Password l1 Send Test Email 39 3 4 Backup Now Click Backup Now button to activate an immediate backup action on the selected backup plan This forced backup process sometimes can be necessary for users who see the need to backup some very important files before the scheduled time The regular backup schedule set on the backup plan will not be affected by this a
39. se the program you want to use Microsoft HTML Help Workshop Query Tool using ODBC Visual Basic Visual Modeler Windows Media Player i WinZip mm Always use this program to open these files Cancel Other e Search Select one backup point time and highlight the specific folder to do files or sub folders search from Data Restore With Full Tree user interface By clicking Search button it brings you the following dialog box You may search either the file name by giving any part of the file name or the file path by giving any part of the file path 57 E Find what Any part of file name C Match whole file name 2 Bkup Dir Users change to other EzRollback backup destination to restore any backup files After click Bkup Dir button on Data Restore With Full Tree user interface it shows you the browse dialog box to let you select the other EzRollback backup destination for data restore Browse Local File System u My Documents E My Computer o Begg 314 Floppy Local Disk C i 200 H bki aa 171 New Backup Documents and Settings 41 Inetpub zl 58 4 2 Restore Files From Windows Explorer With EzRollback users can get the backupped files directly from Windows Explorer and copy paste the files or the entire file structure back to the source location With Windows Explorer users can restore files withou
40. store point at which users can restore any files changed or not changed at that point in time It also allows users to restore files through Window Explorer That means you can carry a backup in a USB mobile drive and restore data to other person s PC without installing EzRollback Built in functions to handle open and locked file backup eg SQL database files and MS Outlook email files Backup to local remote and removable destinations with individual schedules Application oriented backup handles files of specific applications such as VB VC MS Office and more with individual designed backup technologies 31 I EzRollback Pro Xl CF Continuous Data Protection Point In Time Backup Backup in progress 25 completes 51 68 EzRolback Backup Plan List m a New Plan y Backup File List E 42 Backup Configuration E B Source Path List 0 c CA200N zi B Destination Path Lg 2248 Schedule iow Filter include everything t 2 wr Rz Modify T 11 mq Advanced Restore Points 8 Abort Option ignore errors Win Explorer 2 E S T T e Folder Sync Abort Backup Backup Now Manual backup Collecting file information please wait Copying C s200 test 10 tat Copying C N200 test 28 tat Copying C 200 test1 46 txt Copying C 200 test1 61 txt License Info The Point In Time Backup is also referred to as the tradit
41. t EzRollback installation and even can restore files at any different Windows system You can carry a backup in a USB mobile drive and restore data to other person s PC without installing EzRollback On the main Point In Time Backup user interface by clicking Win Explorer button it shows users the Windows Explorer for copy paste the files EzRollback Pro CF Continuous Data Protection B Point In Time Backup Backup in progress 25 completes 17 EzRollback ad Plan List Backup File List Modify Backup Configuration Source Path List C 4200 Advanced E 8 Destination Path C Restore With e No Schedule AF Filter include everything Restore Points Win Explorer Utilities Abort Backup Backup Now Abort Option ignore errors Manual backup Collecting file information please wait Copying C 200 test1 67 txt License Info Close 59 Users can search the specified files from the backup source folders and copy paste to the original file folder on Windows Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back Desktop y My Documents 2 My Computer Egg 314 Floppy A ra Local Disk C fa test1 001 bt test10 001 bxt test100 001 txt L n esos 001 txt 2 test105 4001 txt 8 5 test106 001 txt Ee ec Documents and Settings J test1
42. tinuous Data Protection and may affect system performance Delete restore points older than days users can change the number of the days up to 60 to indicate that all files saved in Continuous Data Protection are kept in the fashion of first in first out so that the oldest dated files will be pushed off the list Maximum virtual memory usage Continuous Data Protection reserves a default of 8MB for each file created Users can increase this memory size if they consider it necessary When the virtual memory size is larger than 8MB the needed memory size will be allocated to create a temp file for file savings 19 e Workspace path for Data Protection this is the default location where Continuous Data Protection saves files Users can change it to other locations if desired Because the settings here affect memory allocation ease of finding a file and effective file saving to make the most efficient use of Continuous Data Protection knowing what you want to accomplish is the key 20 2 5 Restore With Full Tree View From the main Continuous Data Protection user interface simply click Full Tree View button and will bring you to the Data Restore View user interface to View List modified files only Delete Restore Point Search CDP Restore Points 1 07 25 08 16 42 43 MB 07 25 08 16 42 30 MB 07 25 08 16 42 11 H 07 25 08 16 41 47 07 25 08 16 40 50 SI Name FieSize Ti
43. up destination folder over to local system User Authentication setup is required for using this method for remote backup Following are the steps in setup user authentication e When setup a new backup plan browse to find the remote backup system and then select the folder where you want the backup files to be stored Browse Local File System Bbs 08 Local Disk C a Local Disk D My Network Places Entire Network 52 Microsoft Windows Network Workgroup aia Xlink um 2k3 32 99 Bbs 9 5 Download 45 Modify backup plan Plan20080728 1024 configuration Backup Source amp Destination Backup Schedule Backup Plan Name Plan20080728 1024 ByFile Path C By Applications Backup Area Exclude types Primary Backup Destination Path Bbs 08 Product tmp g Secondary Backup Destination Path Enable Jal Versions Keep previous versions Abort backup procedure if errors have been detected during backup The authentication box will come up Type the remote login account name and password Click OK to complete the definition of the new plan Network Resource Authentication B xi User Name administrator Password as Cancel 46 3 7 Folder Sync Click the Folder Sync button in the main user interface screen to update files modified elsewhere A typical situation of using Folder Sync is when files
44. vides two ways to restore files Restore with Backup Point is the most efficient way to restore all related backupped files Users can easily restore all related backupped files from any Backup Points on Data Restore With Full Tree user interface without manually searching backupped files from Windows Explorer Delete Restore Point Search View List modified files only Ek Bkup Dit Name Type FileSize TimeModified iG 07 28 08 11 10 13 A test0 txt 2008 07 28 11 09 32 200 A testi tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 07 28 08 11 09 40 A test10 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 oe A test100 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 2 2008 07 28 10 30 53 07 28 08 10 29 45 testi02tet File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 T A test103 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test104 txt File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test105 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test106 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test107 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test108 txt File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test109 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test11 tt File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test110 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test111 tst File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 A test112tst Fie 2008 07 28 10 30 53 f testi3t File 2008 07 28 10 30 53 51 Restore with Windows Explorer Users can get the backupped files directly from Windows Explorer and copy paste the files or the entire file structure
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