Site-level backups
So far, we have covered how to back up a single course. The site-level backup performs the same operation for every course on the system, including hidden courses and the front page, which is also a course (the name of the front page backup uses the site name).
Backup settings
To schedule site backups go to Courses | Backups | Automated backup setup. You will see a number of settings:
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Setting |
Description |
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Active |
Turns automatic backup on and off (default). Make sure that your backup is activated! You can further set the backup mode to Manual, which allows execution via the CLI (discussed later). |
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Schedule |
Specify the days of the week on which the backup has to run. |
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Execute at |
Specify the time of the day the backup is executed. |
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Automated backup storage |
By default, all backups are stored in the Course backup areaof each course. If you wish to keep all the backups at the same location you have to select Specified directory for automated backups. It is also... |
