Dell DL4000 User Manual page 48

8. If you plan to perform the seeding process for the transfer of the base data, complete the following
steps:
NOTE: Because large amounts of data need to be copied to the portable storage device, an
eSATA, USB 3.0, or other high-speed connection to the portable storage device is
recommended.
a. On the Agents page, select Use a seed drive to perform initial transfer. If you currently have one
or more machines replicating to a target core, you can include these protected machines on the
seed drive by selecting With already replicated.
b. Click Next.
c. On the Seed Drive Location page, use the Location type drop-down list to select one of the
following:
• Local: In the Location text box, enter where you want to save the seed drive; for example, D:
\work\archive.
• Network: In the Location text box, enter where you want to save the seed drive, and then
enter your credentials for the network share in the User name and Password text boxes.
• Cloud: In the Account text box, select the account. To select a cloud account, you must first
have added it in the Core Console. For more information, see
the Container associated with your account. Select the Folder Name to which the archived
data is to be saved.
d. Click Next. ntainer
9. In the Seed Drive Option dialog box, enter the information described as follows:
Text Box
Maximum Size
Customer ID
(optional)
Recycle action
Comment
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Description
Large archives of data can be divided into multiple segments. Select the
maximum size of the segment you want to reserve for creating the seed drive
by doing one of the following:
• Select Entire Target to reserve all available space in the path provided on
the Seed Drive Location page for future use (for example, if the location is
D:\work\archive, all of the available space on the D: drive is reserved if
required for copying the seed drive, but is not reserved immediately after
starting the copying process).
• Select the blank text box, enter an amount, and then select a unit of
measurement from the drop-down list to customize the maximum space
you want to reserve.
Optionally, enter the customer ID that was assigned to you by the service
provider.
In the event that the path already contains a seed drive, select one of the
following options:
• Do not reuse — Does not overwrite or clear any existing data from the
location. If the location is not empty, the seed drive write fails.
• Replace this core — Overwrites any pre-existing data pertaining to this
core but leave the data for other cores intact.
• Erase completely — Clears all data from the directory before writing the
seed drive.
Enter a comment or description of the archive.
Adding A Cloud Account. Select