Hello, Generating an MSF file is only necessary when making a new installation of Pi server and when preparing for a migration, right? Thank you

The PI Data Archive Best Practices article answers your question. The very short version is to regularly backup the scheduled backup directory to a different machine. You can use whatever backup software you like to do so.

The PI Data Archive Best Practices article answers your question. The very short version is to regularly backup the scheduled backup directory to a different machine. You can use whatever backup software you like to do so.