Prime Infrastructure Controller Configuration Backup

Hi,
Does anyone know if its possible to send controller configuration backups to a specific folder on a FTP server?
Currently PI backs up all the controller configs to the root directory of my FTP server. It would be really good if I can specify a folder to store the configs within Prime. Perhaps I should be backing up the configs a different way?
Thanks,

I having problem with my Controller Backup.
When a try witch CLI to make my Backup i get this.
mgmt-cncs/admin# backup test repository wcs-ftp-repo
% Creating backup with timestamped filename: test-130619-1202.tar.gpg
INFO : Cannot configure the backup directory size settings as the free space available is less than the current database size.
You do not have enough disk space available in your repository to complete this backup.
DB size is 48 GB
Available size is 30 GB
Please refer to the command reference guide for NCS and look at the /backup-staging-url/ command reference to setup the backup repository on an externally mounted location
Stage 5 of 7: Building backup file ...
-- complete.
Stage 6 of 7: Encrypting backup file ...
-- complete.
Stage 7 of 7: Transferring backup file ...
-- complete.
Is Backup first trying to make a local file and then send it to the repository?
Because i have only 30 GB local disk.
Usage for disk: filesystem
                 180752384 bytes total used
               28549025792 bytes free
               30293413888 bytes available

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