diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/templates/playlist/import.tpl b/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/templates/playlist/import.tpl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..692993a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/templates/playlist/import.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    <div class="container_elements" style="width: 607px;">
+        <h1>##Import Playlist##</h1>
+        {*UIBROWSER->fileForm id=$editItem.id folderId=$editItem.folderId assign="dynform"*}
+        {include file="sub/dynForm_plain.tpl}
+        {assign var="_uploadform" value=null}
+    </div>
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/ui_search.class.php b/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/ui_search.class.php
index 5f4970923..f12c69758 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/ui_search.class.php
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/ui_search.class.php
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ class uiSearch
         $this->criteria['conditions']   = NULL;
         $this->criteria['offset']       = NULL;
 
-        $this->criteria['operator']         = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_FILETYPE;
-        $this->criteria['filetype']         = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_OPERATOR;
+        $this->criteria['operator']         = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_OPERATOR;
+        $this->criteria['filetype']         = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_FILETYPE;
         $this->criteria['limit']            = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_LIMIT;
         $this->criteria['counter']          = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_ROWS;
         $this->criteria['form']['operator'] = 'OR';    ## $criteria['form'] is used for retransfer to form ##
-        $this->criteria['form']['filetype'] = 'File';
+        $this->criteria['form']['filetype'] = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_FILETYPE;
         $this->criteria['form']['limit']    = UI_SIMPLESEARCH_LIMIT;
 
         for ($n = 1; $n<=UI_SIMPLESEARCH_ROWS; $n++) {
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/bin/backup.sh b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/bin/backup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5cd2613f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/bin/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# param $1: workdir what we would like to tar
+# param $2: output file: the .tar file
+# param $3: statusfile
+date +\=\=\>%Y%m%d\ %H:%M:%S
+echo "backup2.sh: create tarball $1 to $2<=="
+echo -n "working" > $3;
+touch $2 || { echo -n "fail" > $3; exit 1; }
+#sleep 120
+cd $1
+tar cf $2 * || { echo -n "fail" > $3; exit 1; }
+
+echo -n "success" > $3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Backup.php b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Backup.php
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..35a7707f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Backup.php
@@ -0,0 +1,407 @@
+<?php
+define('BACKUP_EXT', 'tar');
+define('ACCESS_TYPE', 'backup');
+
+class Backup {
+    /**
+     *  string - name of logfile
+     */
+    var $logFile;
+
+    /**
+     *  string  -  session id
+     */
+    var $sessid;
+    /**
+     *  struct - see search criteria
+     */
+    var $criteria;
+
+    /**
+     *  string - token
+     */
+    var $token;
+    /**
+     *  string - name of statusfile
+     */
+    var $statusFile;
+    /**
+     *  array - affected gunids
+     */
+    var $ids;
+    /**
+     *  array - array of affected filenames
+     */
+    var $filenames;
+    
+    /**
+     *  string - base tmp name
+     */
+    var $tmpName;
+    /**
+     *  stirng - name of temporary tarball file
+     */
+    var $tmpFile;
+    /**
+     *  string - name of temporary directory
+     */
+    var $tmpDir;        
+    /**
+     *  string - name of temporary playlist directory
+     */
+    var $tmpDirPlaylist;    
+    /**
+     *  string - name of temporary audioclip directory
+     */
+    var $tmpDirClip;   
+    /**
+     *  string - name of temporary metafile directory
+     */
+    var $tmpDirMeta;    
+    
+    /**
+     *  string - loglevel
+     */
+    var $loglevel = 'debug';  # 'debug';
+    
+    /**
+     *  greenbox object reference
+     */
+    var $gb;
+
+    /**
+     *  Constructor
+     *
+     *  @param gb: greenbox object reference
+     */
+    function Backup (&$gb) {
+        $this->gb       =& $gb;
+        $this->token    = null;
+        $this->logFile  = $this->gb->bufferDir.'/'.ACCESS_TYPE.'.log';
+        $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." construct\n");
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  Open a backup
+     *      Create a backup file (tarball)
+     *
+     *  @param sessid  :  string  -  session id
+     *  @param criteria : struct - see search criteria
+     *  @return hasharray with field: 
+     *      token string: backup token
+     */
+    function openBackup($sessid,$criteria='') {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." openBackup - sessid:$sessid\n");
+        }
+        $this->sessid   = $sessid;
+        $this->criteria = $criteria;
+        
+        # get ids (and real filenames) which files match with criteria
+        $this->setIDs($this->gb->localSearch($this->criteria,$this->sessid));
+        #echo '<XMP>this->ids:'; print_r($this->ids); echo '</XMP>';
+        
+        # get real filenames
+        if (is_array($this->ids)) {
+            $this->setFileNames();
+            #echo '<XMP>this->filenames:'; print_r($this->filenames); echo '</XMP>';
+               
+            $this->setEnviroment(true);
+            
+            # write a status file
+            file_put_contents($this->statusFile, 'working');
+    
+            # save the metafile to tmpdir
+            $hostname = trim(`hostname`);
+            $ctime      = time();
+            file_put_contents("{$this->tmpDirMeta}/storage.xml",
+                "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n".
+                "<storage\n".
+                " type=\"".ACCESS_TYPE."\"\n".
+                " version=\"1.0\"\n".
+                " ctime=\"$ctime\"\n".
+                " hostname=\"$hostname\"\n".
+                "/>\n"
+            );
+    
+            # copy all file to tmpdir
+            $this->copyAllFiles();
+            
+            # do everything
+            $this->doIt();
+            
+            return array('token'=>$this->token);
+        } else return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  check the status of backup
+     *
+     *  @param token : token
+     *  @return hasharray with field: 
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      token  : stirng - backup token
+     *      url    : string - access url
+     */
+    function checkBackup($token) {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." checkBackup - token:$token\n");
+        }
+        $this->token = $token;
+        $this->setEnviroment();
+        $status = file_get_contents($this->statusFile);
+        switch ($status) {
+            case 'success':
+                $r['url']       = $this->gb->getUrlPart()."access/$token.".BACKUP_EXT;
+            case 'working':
+            case 'fault':
+                $r['status']    = $status;
+                $r['token']     = $token;
+            break;
+        }
+        return $r;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  Close a backup
+     *
+     *  @param token   : token
+     *  @return status : boolean
+     */
+    function closeBackup($token) {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." closeBackup - token:$token\n");
+        }
+        # post procedures
+        $this->token = $token;
+        $this->setEnviroment();
+        $this->gb->bsRelease($token,ACCESS_TYPE);
+        Backup::rRmDir($this->tmpDir);
+        unlink($this->statusFile);
+        unlink($this->tmpFile);
+        if (is_file($this->tmpName)) unlink($this->tmpName);
+        return !is_file($this->tmpFile);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  list of unclosed backups
+     *
+     *  @param stat : status (optional)
+     *      if this parameter is not set, then return with all unclosed backups
+     *  @return array of hasharray with field: 
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      token  : stirng - backup token
+     *      url    : string - access url
+     */
+    function listBackups($stat='') {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." listBackups - stat:$stat\n");
+        }
+        # open temporary dir
+        $tokens = $this->gb->getTokensByType(ACCESS_TYPE);
+        # echo '<XMP>tokens:'; print_r($tokens); echo '</XMP>';
+        foreach ($tokens as $token) {
+            $st = $this->checkBackup($token);
+            if ($stat=='' || $st['status']==$stat) {
+                $r[] = $st;
+            }
+        }
+        return $r;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  set the ids from searchResult
+     *
+     *  @param searchResult : array of gunids
+     */
+    function setIDs($searchResult) {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setIDs\n");
+        }
+        if (is_array($searchResult['results'])) {
+            $this->ids = $searchResult['results'];
+        } else {
+            $this->addLogItem("-E- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setIDs - the parameter is not array!\n");
+            return PEAR::raiseError('The IDs variable isn\'t array.');
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  set the filenames from ids
+     *
+     */
+    function setFilenames () {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setFilenames\n");
+        }
+        if (is_array($this->ids)) {
+            foreach ($this->ids as $gunid) {
+                # get a stored file object of this gunid
+                $sf = $r = StoredFile::recallByGunid($this->gb, $gunid);
+                if(PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+                $lid = $this->gb->_idFromGunid($gunid);
+                if(($res = $this->gb->_authorize('read', $lid, $this->sessid)) !== TRUE){
+                    $this->addLogItem("-E- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setFilenames - authorize gunid:$gunid\n");
+                    return PEAR::raiseError('Backup::setFilenames : Authorize ... error.');
+                }
+                # if the file is a playlist then it have only meta file
+                if (strtolower($sf->md->format)!='playlist') {
+                    $this->filenames[] = array(
+                        'filename'  => $sf->_getRealRADFname(), # get real filename of raw media data
+                        'format'    => $sf->md->format
+                    );
+                }
+                $this->filenames[] = array(
+                    'filename'  => $sf->_getRealMDFname(), # get real filename of metadata file
+                    'format'    => $sf->md->format
+                );
+                if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+                    $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setFilenames - add file: {$sf->md->format}|".$sf->_getRealMDFname()."\n");
+                }
+            }
+            return $this->filenames;
+        } else {
+            $this->addLogItem("-E- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setFilenames - The IDs variable isn't array.\n");
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Backup::setFilenames : The IDs variable isn\'t array.');
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  Create the trackball - call the shell script
+     *
+     */
+    function doIt() {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." doIt\n");
+        }
+        $command = dirname(__FILE__)."/../bin/backup.sh".
+            " {$this->tmpDir}".
+            " {$this->tmpFile}".
+            " {$this->statusFile}".
+            " >> {$this->logFile} &";
+        $res = system("$command");
+        sleep(2);
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." doIt - command:$command\n");
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  Copy the real files into the tmp dirs to tar they.
+     *
+     */
+    function copyAllFiles() {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." copyAllFiles\n");
+        }
+        //echo '<XMP>this->filenames:'; print_r($this->filenames); echo '</XMP>';   
+        foreach ($this->filenames as $v) {
+            # get the filename from full path
+            $fn = substr($v['filename'],strrpos($v['filename'],'/'));
+            switch (strtolower($v['format'])) {
+                case 'playlist':
+                    # if playlist then copy to the playlist dir
+                    copy($v['filename'],$this->tmpDirPlaylist.$fn);
+                    break;
+                case 'audioclip':
+                    # if audioclip then copy to the audioclip dir
+                    copy($v['filename'],$this->tmpDirClip.$fn);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  Figure out the enviroment to the backup
+     *
+     */
+    function setEnviroment($createDir=false) {
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("-I- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setEnviroment - createDirs:$createDirs\n");
+        }
+        # create a temporary directories
+        if (is_null($this->token) && $createDir) {
+            $this->tmpName          = tempnam($this->gb->bufferDir, ACCESS_TYPE.'_');
+            $this->tmpFile          = $this->tmpName.'.'.BACKUP_EXT;
+            $this->tmpDir           = $this->tmpName.'.dir';        
+            $this->tmpDirPlaylist   = $this->tmpDir. '/playlist';    
+            $this->tmpDirClip       = $this->tmpDir. '/audioClip';   
+            $this->tmpDirMeta       = $this->tmpDir. '/meta-inf';
+            touch($this->tmpFile);
+            mkdir($this->tmpDir);
+            mkdir($this->tmpDirPlaylist);
+            mkdir($this->tmpDirClip);
+            mkdir($this->tmpDirMeta);
+            $this->genToken();
+        } else {
+            $symlink = $this->gb->accessDir.'/'.$this->token.'.'.BACKUP_EXT;
+            if (is_link($symlink) && is_file(readlink($symlink))) {
+                $this->tmpName          = str_replace('.tar','',readlink($symlink));
+                $this->tmpFile          = $this->tmpName.'.'.BACKUP_EXT;
+                $this->tmpDir           = $this->tmpName.'.dir';        
+                $this->tmpDirPlaylist   = $this->tmpDir. '/playlist';    
+                $this->tmpDirClip       = $this->tmpDir. '/audioClip';   
+                $this->tmpDirMeta       = $this->tmpDir. '/meta-inf';
+            } else {
+                $this->addLogItem("-E- ".date("Ymd-H:i:s")." setEnviroment - Corrupt symbolic link.\n");
+                return false;                 
+            }
+        }
+        $this->statusFile       = $this->gb->accessDir.'/'.$this->token.'.'.BACKUP_EXT.'.status';
+        if ($this->loglevel=='debug') {
+            $this->addLogItem("this->tmpName: $this->tmpName\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->tmpFile: $this->tmpFile\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->tmpDir: $this->tmpDir\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->tmpDirPlaylist: $this->tmpDirPlaylist\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->tmpDirClip: $this->tmpDirClip\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->tmpDirMeta: $this->tmpDirMeta\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->token: $this->token\n");
+            $this->addLogItem("this->statusFile: $this->statusFile\n");
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  generate a new token.
+     *
+     */
+    function genToken() {
+        $acc = $this->gb->bsAccess($this->tmpFile, BACKUP_EXT, null, ACCESS_TYPE);
+        if($this->gb->dbc->isError($acc)){ return $acc; }
+        $this->token = $acc['token'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Add a line to the logfile.
+     *
+     *  @param item : string - the new row of log file
+     */
+    function addLogItem($item) {
+        $f = fopen ($this->logFile,'a');
+        fwrite($f,$item);
+        fclose($f);
+        //echo file_get_contents($this->logFile)."<BR><BR>\n\n";
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Delete a directory recursive
+     *
+     *  @param dirname : string - path of dir.
+     */
+    function rRmDir($dirname) {
+        if(is_dir($dirname))
+            $dir_handle = opendir($dirname);
+        while($file = readdir($dir_handle)) {
+            if($file!="." && $file!="..") {
+                if(!is_dir($dirname."/".$file))
+                    unlink ($dirname."/".$file);
+                else 
+                    Backup::rRmDir($dirname."/".$file);
+            }
+        }
+        closedir($dir_handle);
+        rmdir($dirname);
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+?>
+
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/BasicStor.php b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/BasicStor.php
index 91630107e..80d6da763 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/BasicStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/BasicStor.php
@@ -625,6 +625,23 @@ class BasicStor extends Alib{
         $owner = $row;
     }
     
+    /** 
+     *  Get tokens by type
+     *
+     *  @param type: string - access|put|render etc.
+     *  @return array - array of tokens
+     */
+    function getTokensByType($type)
+    {
+        $res = $this->dbc->query(
+            "SELECT TO_HEX(token) AS token FROM {$this->accessTable} WHERE type=?",
+            array($type));
+        while ($row = $res->fetchRow()) {
+             $r[] = $row['token'];
+        }
+        return $r;
+    }
+    
     /* -------------------------------------------- metadata methods4metadata */
 
     /**
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/GreenBox.php b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/GreenBox.php
index 4c63b4997..78bba7409 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/GreenBox.php
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/GreenBox.php
@@ -825,6 +825,21 @@ class GreenBox extends BasicStor{
         return array('status'=>$r['status'], 'tmpfile'=>$r['tmpfile']);
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  Render playlist to ogg file (list results)
+     *
+     *  @param status  :  string  -  success | working | fault 
+     *      if this parameter is not set, then return with all unclosed
+     *  @return array of hasharray:
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      tmpfile : string - filepath to result temporary file
+     */
+    function renderPlaylistToFileList($status='')
+    {
+        require_once "Renderer.php";
+        return Renderer::rnRender2FileList($this, $status);
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Render playlist to ogg file (close handle)
      *
@@ -911,6 +926,23 @@ class GreenBox extends BasicStor{
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  Render playlist to RSS file (list results)
+     *
+     *  @param status  :  string  -  success | working | fault
+     *  @return array of hasharray:
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      tmpfile : string - filepath to result temporary file
+     */
+    function renderPlaylistToRSSList($status='')
+    {
+      $dummytokens = array ('123456789abcdeff');
+      foreach ($dummytokens as $token) {
+          $r[] = renderPlaylistToRSSCheck($token);
+      }
+      return $r
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Render playlist to RSS file (close handle)
      *
@@ -935,84 +967,66 @@ class GreenBox extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (open handle)
      *
-     *  @param sessid  :  string  -  session id
+     *  @param sessid   :  string  -  session id
      *  @param criteria : struct - see search criteria
      *  @return hasharray:
-     *           token : string - backup token
+     *           token  : string - backup token
      */
     function createBackupOpen($sessid, $criteria='')
     {
-        $token = '123456789abcdeff';
-        $tmpn = tempnam($this->bufferDir, 'backup_');
-        $tmpf = "$tmpn.tar";
-        $tmpd = "$tmpn.dir";           mkdir($tmpd);
-        $tmpdp = "$tmpd/playlist";     mkdir($tmpdp);
-        $tmpdc = "$tmpd/audioClip";    mkdir($tmpdc);
-        $tmpdm = "$tmpd/meta-inf";     mkdir($tmpdm);
-        $ctime = time();
-        // $hostname = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
-        $hostname = trim(`hostname`);
-        file_put_contents("$tmpdm/storage.xml",
-            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n".
-            "<storage\n".
-            " type=\"backup\"\n".
-            " version=\"1.0\"\n".
-            " ctime=\"$ctime\"\n".
-            " hostname=\"$hostname\"\n".
-            "/>\n"
-        );
-        $res = `cd $tmpd; tar cf $tmpf * --remove-files`;
-        $fakeFile = "{$this->accessDir}/$token.tar";
-        rename($tmpf, $fakeFile);
-        //copy($tmpf, $fakeFile);
-        rmdir($tmpdp); rmdir($tmpdc); rmdir($tmpdm);
-        rmdir($tmpd); unlink($tmpn);
-        return array('token'=>$token);
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->openBackup($sessid,$criteria);
     }
 
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (check results)
      *
      *  @param token  :  string  -  backup token
-     *  @return hasharray:
+     *  @return hasharray with field: 
      *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
-     *      tmpfile : string - filepath to result temporary file
-     *      metafile : string - archive metafile in XML format
-     *      faultString : string - error message (use only if status==fault)
+     *      token  : stirng - backup token
+     *      url    : string - access url
      */
     function createBackupCheck($token)
     {
-        $fakeFile = "{$this->accessDir}/$token.tar";
-        if($token != '123456789abcdeff' || !file_exists($fakeFile)){
-            return PEAR::raiseError(
-                "LocStor::createBackupCheck: invalid token ($token)"
-            );
-        }
-        $status = 'success';
-        return array(
-            'status'=> $status,
-            'tmpfile'   => $fakeFile,
-            'metafile' => '',
-            'faultString' => ($status==fault ? 'backup process fault' : ''),
-        );
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->checkBackup($token);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Create backup of storage (list results)
+     *
+     *  @param stat : status (optional)
+     *      if this parameter is not set, then return with all unclosed backups
+     *  @return array of hasharray with field: 
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      token  : stirng - backup token
+     *      url    : string - access url
+     */
+    function createBackupList($sessid,$stat='')
+    {
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->listBackups($stat);
     }
 
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (close handle)
      *
-     *  @param token  :  string  -  backup token
-     *  @return status : boolean
+     *  @param token   :  string  -  backup token
+     *  @return status :  boolean
      */
     function createBackupClose($token)
     {
-        if($token != '123456789abcdeff'){
-            return PEAR::raiseError(
-                "LocStor::createBackupClose: invalid token"
-            );
-        }
-        $fakeFile = "{$this->accessDir}/$token.tar";
-        unlink($fakeFile);
-        return TRUE;
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->closeBackup($token);
     }
 
     /* ============================================== methods for preferences */
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php
index 374c18ffc..972bc9059 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/LocStor.php
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Render playlist to ogg file (close handle)
      *
-     *  @param token  :  string  -  render token
+     *  @param token   : string  -  render token
      *  @return status : boolean
      */
     function renderPlaylistToFileClose($token)
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Render playlist to storage media clip (open handle)
      *
-     *  @param sessid  :  string  -  session id
-     *  @param plid : string  -  playlist gunid
-     *  @return token : string - render token
+     *  @param sessid  : string  -  session id
+     *  @param plid    : string  -  playlist gunid
+     *  @return token  : string  -  render token
      */
     function renderPlaylistToStorageOpen($sessid, $plid)
     {
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
      *  @param token  :  string  -  render token
      *  @return hasharray:
      *      status : string - success | working | fault
-     *      gunid : string - gunid of result file
+     *      gunid  : string - gunid of result file
      */
     function renderPlaylistToStorageCheck($token)
     {
@@ -873,9 +873,9 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Render playlist to RSS file (open handle)
      *
-     *  @param sessid  :  string  -  session id
-     *  @param plid : string  -  playlist gunid
-     *  @return token : string - render token
+     *  @param sessid  : string  -  session id
+     *  @param plid    : string  -  playlist gunid
+     *  @return token  : string  -  render token
      */
     function renderPlaylistToRSSOpen($sessid, $plid)
     {
@@ -888,10 +888,10 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Render playlist to RSS file (check results)
      *
-     *  @param token  :  string  -  render token
-     *  @return hasharray:
+     *  @param token      : string  -  render token
+     *  @return hasharray :
      *      status : string - success | working | fault
-     *      url : string - readable url
+     *      url    : string - readable url
      */
     function renderPlaylistToRSSCheck($token)
     {
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Render playlist to RSS file (close handle)
      *
-     *  @param token  :  string  -  render token
+     *  @param token   :  string  -  render token
      *  @return status : boolean
      */
     function renderPlaylistToRSSClose($token)
@@ -932,84 +932,66 @@ class LocStor extends BasicStor{
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (open handle)
      *
-     *  @param sessid  :  string  -  session id
+     *  @param sessid   :  string  -  session id
      *  @param criteria : struct - see search criteria
-     *  @return token : string - backup token
+     *  @return hasharray:
+     *           token  : string - backup token
      */
-    function createBackupOpen($sessid, $criteria)
+    function createBackupOpen($sessid, $criteria='')
     {
-        $token = '123456789abcdeff';
-        $tmpn = tempnam($this->bufferDir, 'backup_');
-        $tmpf = "$tmpn.tar";
-        $tmpd = "$tmpn.dir";           mkdir($tmpd);
-        $tmpdp = "$tmpd/playlist";     mkdir($tmpdp);
-        $tmpdc = "$tmpd/audioClip";    mkdir($tmpdc);
-        $tmpdm = "$tmpd/meta-inf";     mkdir($tmpdm);
-        $ctime = time();
-        // $hostname = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
-        $hostname = trim(`hostname`);
-        file_put_contents("$tmpdm/storage.xml",
-            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n".
-            "<storage\n".
-            " type=\"backup\"\n".
-            " version=\"1.0\"\n".
-            " ctime=\"$ctime\"\n".
-            " hostname=\"$hostname\"\n".
-            "/>\n"
-        );
-        $res = `cd $tmpd; tar cf $tmpf * --remove-files`;
-        $fakeFile = "{$this->accessDir}/$token.tar";
-        rename($tmpf, $fakeFile);
-        //copy($tmpf, $fakeFile);
-        rmdir($tmpdp); rmdir($tmpdc); rmdir($tmpdm);
-        rmdir($tmpd); unlink($tmpn);
-        return array('token'=>$token);
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->openBackup($sessid,$criteria);
     }
 
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (check results)
      *
      *  @param token  :  string  -  backup token
-     *  @return hasharray:
-     *      status : string - success | working | fault
-     *      url : string - readable url
-     *      metafile : string - archive metafile in XML format
-     *      faultString : string - error message (use only if status==fault)
+     *  @return hasharray with field: 
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      token  : stirng - backup token
+     *      url    : string - access url
      */
     function createBackupCheck($token)
     {
-        $fakeFile = "{$this->accessDir}/$token.tar";
-        if($token != '123456789abcdeff' || !file_exists($fakeFile)){
-            return PEAR::raiseError(
-                "LocStor::createBackupCheck: invalid token ($token)"
-            );
-        }
-        $fakeFUrl = $this->getUrlPart()."access/$token.tar";
-        $status = 'success';
-        return array(
-            'status'=> $status,
-            'url'   => $fakeFUrl,
-            'metafile' => '',
-            'faultString' => ($status==fault ? 'backup process fault' : ''),
-        );
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->checkBackup($token);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Create backup of storage (list results)
+     *
+     *  @param stat : status (optional)
+     *      if this parameter is not set, then return with all unclosed backups
+     *  @return array of hasharray with field: 
+     *      status : string - susccess | working | fault
+     *      token  : stirng - backup token
+     *      url    : string - access url
+     */
+    function createBackupList($sessid,$stat='')
+    {
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->listBackups($stat);
     }
 
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (close handle)
      *
-     *  @param token  :  string  -  backup token
-     *  @return status : boolean
+     *  @param token   :  string  -  backup token
+     *  @return status :  boolean
      */
     function createBackupClose($token)
     {
-        if($token != '123456789abcdeff'){
-            return PEAR::raiseError(
-                "LocStor::createBackupClose: invalid token"
-            );
-        }
-        $fakeFile = "{$this->accessDir}/$token.tar";
-        unlink($fakeFile);
-        return TRUE;
+        require_once "Backup.php";
+        $bu = $r = new Backup($this);
+        if (PEAR::isError($r)) return $r;
+        return $bu->closeBackup($token);
     }
 
     /*===================================================== auxiliary methods */
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Renderer.php b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Renderer.php
index 3106ccd6b..bc7847c50 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Renderer.php
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/Renderer.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ require_once "LsPlaylist.php";
  *  @version $Revision: 1949 $
  *  @see LocStor
  */
+ 
 class Renderer
 {
 
@@ -115,6 +116,28 @@ class Renderer
         return array('status'=>$status, 'url'=>$url, 'tmpfile'=>$tmpfile);
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  Render playlist to ogg file (list results)
+     *
+     *  @param gb: greenbox object reference
+     *  @param stat : status (optional)
+     *      if this parameter is not set, then return with all unclosed backups
+     *  @return array of hasharray:
+     *      status : string - success | working | fault
+     *      url : string - readable url
+     */
+    function rnRender2FileList(&$gb,$stat='') {
+        # open temporary dir
+        $tokens = $gb->getTokensByType('render');
+        foreach ($tokens as $token) {
+            $st = Renderer::rnRender2FileCheck($gb, $token);
+            if ($stat=='' || $st['status']==$stat) {
+                $r[] = $st;
+            }
+        }
+        return $r;
+    }
+    
     /**
      *  Render playlist to ogg file (close handle)
      *
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
index 5ba21af9c..abc65c810 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
@@ -1837,6 +1837,56 @@ class XR_LocStor extends LocStor{
         return new XML_RPC_Response(XML_RPC_encode($res));
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  Create backup of storage (list results)
+     *
+     *  The XML-RPC name of this method is "locstor.createBackupList".
+     *
+     *  The input parameters are an XML-RPC struct with the following
+     *  fields:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> stat  :  string  -  backup status </li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  On success, returns a XML-RPC array of struct with following fields:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> status : string - success | working | fault</li>
+     *      <li> url : string - readable url</li>
+     *      <li> metafile : string - archive metafile in XML format</li>
+     *      <li> faultString : string - error message
+     *                  (use only if status==fault) </li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  On errors, returns an XML-RPC error response.
+     *  The possible error codes and error message are:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> 3    -  Incorrect parameters passed to method:
+     *                      Wanted ... , got ... at param </li>
+     *      <li> 801  -  wrong 1st parameter, struct expected.</li>
+     *      <li> 805  -  xr_createBackupCheck:
+     *                      &lt;message from lower layer&gt; </li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  @param input XMLRPC struct
+     *  @return XMLRPC struct
+     *  @see LocStor::createBackupCheck
+     */
+     //      <li> 854  -  backup process fault</li>
+    function xr_createBackupList($stat='')
+    {
+        $res = $this->createBackupList($stat);
+
+        if(PEAR::isError($res)){
+            $ec0 = intval($res->getCode());
+            $ec  = ($ec0 == GBERR_BGERR ? 800+$ec0 : 805 );
+            return new XML_RPC_Response(0, $ec,
+                "xr_createBackupCheck: ".$res->getMessage().
+                " ".$res->getUserInfo()
+            );
+        }
+        return new XML_RPC_Response(XML_RPC_encode($res));
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Create backup of storage (close handle)
      *