Backup And Restore; Creating A Backup Of Your Vcs Data; Restoring A Previous Backup - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

Grey Headline (continued)

Backup and restore

Overview
The backup and restore features are used to create and restore
backup files of your VCS data.
You are recommend to backup your data:
•
before performing an upgrade or a system restore
•
in demonstration and test environments if you want to be able
to restore the VCS to a known configuration
You can independently backup and restore two sets of data:
System data, which includes:
•
system configuration settings
•
Call Policy
•
clustering configuration
•
security certificates
•
administrator account details
•
user accounts and FindMe settings (when the Starter Pack
option key is installed)
TMS Agent data, which includes:
•
user accounts and FindMe settings (when the Starter Pack
option key is not installed)
•
TMS Agent provisioning accounts and settings
Note that event logs are not included in the backup files.
Limitations
•
Backups can only be restored to a VCS running the same
version of software from which the backup was made.
•
You can create a backup on one VCS and restore it to a
different VCS, for example if the original system has failed.
However, before performing the restore you must install
on the new system the same set of option keys that were
installed on the old system. If you do attempt to restore a
backup made on a different VCS, you will receive a warning
message, but you will be allowed to continue.
•
Backups should not be used to copy data between VCSs.
For extra information about backing up and restoring
peers in a cluster, refer to the Backup and restore
section of the Clustering and peers
Overview and System
Introduction
status configuration
D14049.08
November 2010

Creating a backup of your VCS data

System data
To create a backup of the VCS's System data:
1. Go to the Backup and restore page.
Maintenance > Backup and restore.
2. Click Create system backup file.
3. After the backup file has been prepared, a pop-up window
appears and prompts you to save the file (the exact wording
depends on your browser). The default name is in the format:
<hardware serial number> _ <date> _ <time> _
backup.tar.gz.
4. Save the file to a designated location.
TMS Agent data
To create a backup of the VCS's TMS Agent data:
1. Go to the Backup and restore page.
Maintenance > Backup and restore.
2. Click Create TMS Agent backup file.
3. After the backup file has been prepared, a pop-up window
appears and prompts you to save the file (the exact wording
depends on your browser). The default name is in the format:
<date> _ <time> _ tms _ agent _ backup.tar.gz.
Note that the preparation of the TMS Agent backup file may
take several minutes. Do not navigate away from this page
while the file is being prepared.
4. Save the file to a designated location.
chapter.
Cisco VCS Zones and
configuration neighbors
Clustering and Call Bandwidth
peers processing control
168
CISCO TELEPRESENCE VIDEO COMMUNICATION SERVER

Restoring a previous backup

System data
You are recommended to take the VCS unit out of service
!
before performing a restore.
To restore the VCS to a previous configuration of System data:
1. Go to the Backup and restore page.
Maintenance > Backup and restore.
2. In the Restore section, Browse to the backup file containing
the configuration you want to restore.
3. Click Upload system backup file.
4. The VCS checks the file and takes you to the Restore
confirmation page.
•
If the backup file is not valid, you will receive an error
message at the top of the Backup and restore page.
You are shown the current software version and the number
of calls and registrations.
5. Read all the Warning messages that appear before
proceeding with the restore.
6. Click Continue with system restore to continue with the
restore process. This will restart your system, so ensure that
there are no active calls.
•
Click Abort system restore if you need to exit the restore
process and return to the Backup and restore page.
7. After the system restart, you are taken to the login page.
TMS Agent data
To restore the VCS to a previous set of TMS Agent data:
1. Go to the Backup and restore page.
Maintenance > Backup and restore.
2. In the Restore section, Browse to the backup file containing
the configuration you want to restore.
3. Click Upload TMS Agent backup file.
4. The VCS checks the file and restores its contents.
•
If the backup file is not valid, you will receive an error
message at the top of the Backup and restore page.
Firewall
Applications Maintenance
traversal
ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Appendices