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When should I run a cold bare metal backup? - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>This article explains where to find information about the recommended frequency and situations in which you should perform cold bare metal backups.</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>Unitrends recommends performing a bare metal backup of your clients every 30 days or anytime a patch is installed or software is upgraded on a client. A bare metal backup should also be performed for a client anytime a new network or primary hard disk (SCSI, IDE) hardware is added or any significant configuration changes are made to the server. For more information, see <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Flegacy-rs-ueb-admin-guide%2Fdefault.htm%23cshid%3D1898">When to perform a cold bare metal backup</a> in the <i>Unitrends Recovery-Series and UEB Administrator’s Guide</i>.</p> </article> </main>