A Backup Target device is a DICOM-compliant device intended as an offline data backup server. A Backup Source device is the device that sends data to the Backup Target device. The relationship has the following characteristics:
- Support only DICOM Storage SOP Classes
- Continuously sends updated between servers. (Keep Sending Updates is forced On.)
- User account settings are propagated
- Included in Recollect Dotcom Info requests
- Included in Dotcom Validation requests
- Does not propagate orders
- Will not be searched for real-time data collection (such as prior study searches)
- Does not pass ownership
- Does not receive manual delete requests but will receive and process obsolete requests.
Adding and editing backup source and target devices requires support rights.