For the purposes of this discussion, the term “local file” refers to a file that is visible to the local file system. For most FOXMAN‑UN installations, this means that the backup is written to a file on the local hard disk. If your workstation is connected to a network with a file server, then the file might be stored on a file system that has been exported using NFS (Network File System). In this case the backup is actually stored on a hard disk that is physically connected to a different workstation.

If you decide to backup to a local file, then you should ensure that it is not located on the same physical disk as the FOXMAN‑UN database (If the disk fails, the backup will be lost too.)

Backing up to a local file is performed using the edbbackup (and edbrestore) commands, or using the NEM RAT.