Add Local Directory as Vinchin Storage
A local directory on the Vinchin backup server or backup node filesystem can be used as backup, backup copy or backup archive storage.
To add local directory as Vinchin storage, please go to Resources > Storage page and click on Add button.
Select Local Directory in the Storage Type dropdown list.
Select the node (if any) from the Node IP/Domain dropdown list on which the disk partition resides in.
Type the directory path which you wish to use in the Directory Path field. The directory path should be an existing directory, otherwise it will fail to add storage.
In the Storage Name field, give the storage a custom name for identification.
Select from Backup, Copy & Archive according for which purpose the storage will be used.
The Auto Detect option allows you to auto import backups according to the auto import time interval. If you enable the Auto Assign option, the imported backups will be automatically assigned to the user who added this storage device.
Setup storage usage alert as per your requirements.
Click on OK to add the storage.
If the directory was once been used as Vinchin storage and which contains backup data, you'll get a dialog asking either to import the backups or not.
If you choose to add storage without importing old backups, Vinchin will skip the backups and add the directory as storage, the old backups will still reside in the directory but unable to be managed or used for restoration from Vinchin web console.
If you choose to add storage and import the old backups, after adding storage and importing backups, you'll be able to manage the old backups or use the backups for restoration purpose from Vinchin web console. As for how to manage the imported backups, if you had enabled the Auto Assign option, the backups will be automatically assigned to your user account. If the Auto Assign option is disabled, you'll have to manually assign the impoted backups, please refer to Import Backups to get to know how to assign and manage the imported backups.