rdx QuikStor options: configuring storage settings for QuikStor drives

Accessing rdx QuikStor drive options
To access the rdx QuikStor options shown above:

1. Click Jobs in the navigation bar
2. Select the job to be edited and click Edit at the bottom of the window.
3. Click Destination on the left menu.
4. Click rdx QuikStor options to expand the section.

Specifying how the rdx QuikStor drive is connected and the backup path

BackupAssist can backup to rdx QuikStor drives that are connected either locally to the machine, or remotely, via a network share or UNC path.

1. For QuikStor drives that are connected locally select the Locally radio button.
   1. Specify the drive letter from the drop-down menu.
      • Drive letters that correspond with QuikStor drives should be automatically detected. If the drive does not appear or you have just connected the drive click Detect. If it still does not appear you can input the drive letter manually (ie. J:\ ).
      • It is recommended that your QuikStor disks are formatted with NTFS as this is a more reliable file system and allows for backup files greater than 4GB in size.
        Converting disks to NTFS
        
   2. Specify the backup path either by typing it directly into the Path on drive field or by browsing for it.
      • You can also customize your backup path by inserting unique variables:
        1. Click Insert variable.
        2. Choose a variable from the list.
        3. The variable will now be inserted into your backup path enclosed with percentage signs (eg. %JOB_NAME%).
        4. You can insert as many additional variables as required.
        5. You can also order the variables as you like.
        6. An example backup path:
           • User input: \%JOB_NAME%\%COMPUTER_NAME%\
           • Example path: \SQL Backup\SERVER-SBS\
2. For drives that are connected remotely select the Remotely radio button.
   1. Specify the network path of the QuikStor drive either by typing it directly into the UNC path to drive field or browsing for it.

Enabling media eject

Here you can setup BackupAssist to automatically eject your rdx QuikStor media after each backup has been completed. This will ensure that your QuikStor disk is not overwritten the next day.

To enable media eject:

1. Check Eject the disk after each backup.

Enabling NTFS compression

NTFS compression is only available to rdx QuikStor disks that are formatted with the NTFS file system. Enabling NTFS compression decreases the size of backup files stored on your QuikStor disks, meaning that you can fit more backups on each disk. NTFS compression occurs on-the-fly (as the backup file is written to disk) and offers storage space savings at a small performance cost to the user.
Read more about NTFS compression in Windows

To enable NTFS compression:

1. Check Turn on NTFS compression.