You can back up and restore domain data by the control panel means, provided that the backup utilities are installed on server.
To access the backup/restore functions, on the Domain administration page, click the 
Backup icon. The Backup files repository page opens displaying the stored domain backup files and their properties.
To be able to use a directory on your FTP server as an integral part of backup files repository, you need to specify the FTP connection properties in the control panel. To do this, follow these steps:
Click the FTP Account Properties icon.
Enter the FTP server name in the FTP server text input field.
Type the name of the FTP server directory where the domain backups are stored in the Base directory on FTP server text input field.
Enter the FTP server login in the FTP Login text input field.
Enter and confirm the FTP password.
Click OK to submit.
To schedule automated backing up, follow these steps:
Click the Scheduled Backup Settings icon.
Select the period of backups creation - should they be created daily, weekly or monthly,
Select the location where the backup files should be placed,
Specify the maximum number of backup files that can be stored in the selected location,
Note: When the specified number is exceeded, the oldest backups are removed from the repository.
Enter the name the backup files should begin with,
Click OK to submit.
To view the properties of backed up domain click the backup file's name.
To save a backup file on your local machine, click the corresponding 
icon. After that you will need to specify the location on your machine and the file name for the downloaded backup file to be saved, and then click Save.
To delete one or several backup files from the repository, select the corresponding checkboxes and click Remove Selected.
To upload a backup file to the server, specify file location using the Browse button, then click Upload.
To upload a backup file from the remote FTP server to the Plesk server, click the FTP Upload icon. You will be taken to the FTP server directory where you can select which files you want to upload to your Plesk server.
Note: To be able to use this option, you should first specify the FTP connection properties in the control panel.
To back up the domain data, follow these steps:
Click the
Create Backup icon on the Backup files repository page. The Backup file creation page appears.Specify the backup file name.
Select the create backup file and store in repository option, and type in your comments in the Comments text field.
To download a backup file to your local machine without storing it in the backup repository, select the "do not store the backup file in repository, only download it" option.
To create the backup file and store it on FTP server, select the corresponding option.
If you wish Plesk to notify you of the backup progress, enter your e-mail into the "Notify by e-mail" field, and select the checkbox for activating this function.
Click Back Up.
To restore a domain, follow these steps:
Click the
Backup icon at the Domain administration page. The Backup files repository page appears.Select the desired backup file from the list clicking on its file name. The backup file information page will open displaying the domain configuration to be restored.
If desired, enter an e-mail and select the checkbox to enable the notification.
Select the IP address to be used for restoring the domain data.
Click Restore.
NOTE
During backup/restore processes, the domain is automatically switched off and all of its services are unavailable.