Creating a new archive as a file

To create an archive as a file:

1. In the branch of the Server object corresponding to the computer on which you need to organize an archive, click the Create link.
   
   
   

   Note

   You can also create an archive by selecting the matching command in the context menu of the Server object (the menu can be brought up by right-clicking the name of the Server)

2. Highlight the New archive link which appears (1).
   
3. In the Basic properties group (2), identify the archive:
   
   1. in the Archive name field, enter the desired archive name.
   2. From the Color list, select a color to label the archive.

4. In the Volume type list, select File  (3).

   Important!

   Saving an archive as a file can increase the load on the CPU if the file is created on a highly fragmented disk.

   It is recommended to place the archive on an entire logical disk (see Creating a new archive as a partition)

5.  In the Archive file field, specify the place and name with which to save the archive file (4). The file will be created automatically.

6. In the Archive size field, enter the amount of disk space (in gigabytes) that is required for the archive file (5). The size of the archive file must be more than 1 GB.

   Important!

   If the archive is completely filled, the oldest data will be overwritten with new data.

7.  If necessary, allocate other system disks to archive storage.
8. Click the Apply button.

Creation of an archive with the desired parameters is now complete.
The archive size relative to the total amount of space on system disks is displayed in the Allocation of archives chart.