BPC NW Backups

Hello there!
I would like to know if some of you can help me about to do the backup and restore process in BPC NW 7.0, as you know in BPC MS version in the Server Manager we have that options, but not in NW version.
Thanks for your help.
Regards!

Sorry, didn't notice that it's 7.0.
Do you need that copy just for security reasons or you want to make a copy of your AppSet? If you need it for security reasons won't BW copy be enough?
Gersh

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