1. In the AhsayOBM main interface, click the following icon.

2. Create a Cloud File backup set by clicking the “+” icon next to Add new backup set.

3. Enter a Name for your backup set and select Cloud File Backup as the Backup set type.

4. Select the Cloud type of the cloud storage that contains the data that you want to back up. For example, Google Drive.

5. Depending on the cloud type you have selected, you will be prompted to enter the cloud service login details.

6. Click Test to get redirected to the login page of the cloud service provider on your default browser, then enter the login details there.

7. Click Allow to permit AhsayOBM to access the cloud storage.

8. Copy and paste the code generated by the cloud service provider to AhsayOBM where you will be prompted to enter, then click OK to confirm.

9. In the Backup Source menu, select the file(s) and/or folder(s) that you would like to back up.

Enable the Show files checkbox at the bottom left corner if you would like to choose individual file(s) for backup. Click Next to proceed when you are done with the selection.

10. In the Schedule menu, configure a backup schedule for backup job to run automatically at your specified time interval. If enabled, click Add new schedule to add a new schedule, then click Next to proceed.

11. Configure the backup schedule settings on this page, then click OK when you are done with the settings. Click Next to proceed.

In the New Backup Schedule window, configure the following backup schedule settings.

• Name - the name of the backup schedule.
• Type - the type of backup schedule. There are four (4) different types of backup schedule: Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Custom.

• Start backup - the start time of the backup job.

• at - this option will start a backup job at a specific time.
• every - this option will start a backup job in intervals of minutes or hours.
  
  

Here is an example of backup set that has a periodic and normal backup schedule.

Figure 1.1	Figure 1.2

Figure 1.1 - Periodic schedule every 4 hours Monday - Friday during business hours
Figure 1.2 - Normal schedule run at 21:00 or 9:00 PM on Saturday & Sunday during weekend non-business hours

• Stop - the stop time of the backup job. This only applies to schedules with start backup “at” and is not supported for periodic backup schedule (start backup “every”)

• Run Retention Policy after backup - if enabled, the AhsayOBM will run a retention policy job to remove files from the backup destination(s) which have exceeded the retention policy after performing a backup job.

Click the [OK] button to save the configured backup schedule settings.

Multiple backup schedules can be created, as an example; the four types of backup schedules may look like the following.

Click Next to proceed.

12. In the Destination menu, select a backup destination where the backup data will be stored. Click the “+” icon next to Add new storage destination / destination pool.

13. Select the Destination storage.

You can choose a storage combination of the Local/Mapped drive/Removable Drive, Cloud storage or FTP. Click OK to proceed when you are done with the settings.

• If you have chosen the Local / Mapped Drive / Network Drive / Removable Drive option, click Change to browse to a directory path where backup data will be stored. Check “This share requires access credentials” if credentials are needed to access the directory path. Click Test to validate the path, Test completed successfully shows when the validation is done.
  
• If you have chosen to store the backup files in another Cloud Storage, click Test to log in to the corresponding cloud storage service.
  
• If you have chosen the FTP as the destination, enter the the Host, Username and Password details.
  

14. You can add multiple storage destinations here. The backup data will be uploaded to all the destinations you have selected in the order you added them. Press the icon to alter the order. Click Next to proceed when you are done with the selection.

15. In the Encryption window, the default Encrypt Backup Data option is enabled with an encryption key preset by the system which provides the most secure protection.

You can choose from one of the following three (3) Encryption Type options:

• Default (Machine Generated Random) – an encryption key with 44 alphanumeric characters will be randomly generated by the system.
• User password – the encryption key will be the same as the login password of your AhsayOBM at the time when this backup set is created. Please be reminded that if you change the AhsayOBM login password later, the encryption keys of the backup sets previously created with this encryption type will remain unchanged.
• Custom – you can customize your encryption key, where you can set your own algorithm, encryption key, method and key length.
  
  

16. If you have enabled the Encryption Key feature in the previous step, the following pop-up window shows, no matter which encryption type you have selected.

The pop-up window has the following three options to choose from:

• Unmask encryption key – The encryption key is masked by default. Click this option to show the encryption key.
  
• Copy to clipboard – Click this to copy the encryption key, then you can paste it on another location of your choice for your reference (e.g. notepad).
• Confirm – Click this to exit this pop-up window and proceed to the next step.

17. Enter the Domain Name / Host Name, User name and Password of the Windows account that will be running the backup.

18. The cloud file backup set is created successfully.

19. Based on Best Practices and Recommendations, it is highly recommended to change the Temporary Directory. Select another location with sufficient free disk space other than Drive C.

Go to Others > Temporary Directory. Click Change to browse for another location.

20. Optional: Select your preferred Compression type. By default, the compression is Fast with optimization for local.

Go to Others > Compressions. Select from the following:

• No Compression
• Normal
• Fast (Compressed size larger than normal)
• Fast with optimization for local