GUI Administrator Guide for Cisco Unified Messaging Gateway (Cisco UMG) Release 8.0
Configuring the Backup and Restore Functionality

Table Of Contents

Configuring Backup and Restore

Configuring the Backup Server

Manually Starting a Backup

Viewing Scheduled Backups

Adding a Scheduled Backup

Manually Starting a Restore


Configuring Backup and Restore


Configuring the Backup Server

Manually Starting a Backup

Viewing Scheduled Backups

Adding a Scheduled Backup

Manually Starting a Restore

Configuring the Backup Server

Before you begin the backup process, set the parameters on this page.

Before You Begin

Gather the following values.

Parameter
Description

Server URL

The URL of the server on the network where backup files are stored.

The format should be ftp://<server/directory>/ where <server/directory> is the IP address or hostname of the backup server.

User ID

The user ID on the backup server.

You must have an account on the server to which you are backing up your data. Do not use an anonymous user ID.

Password

The password for the user ID on the backup server.

Maximum revisions

The maximum number of revisions of the backup data that you want to keep on the backup server.

The maximum number is 50. The default value is 5.


Procedure


Step 1 Log in to the Cisco UMG GUI. See the Logging In to the Cisco UMG Graphical User Interface (GUI) module.

Step 2 Choose Administration > Backup / Restore > Configuration.

The system displays the Backup / Restore Configuration page.

Step 3 Enter information.

Step 4 Click Apply to save the information.


Manually Starting a Backup

We recommend that you save the Cisco Unity Connection configuration whenever you save the Cisco UMG configuration.

Before You Begin

Configure the server used to back up the data. See Configuring the Backup Server.

Save your Cisco UMG configuration. See Saving the Cisco Unified Messaging Gateway Configuration in the Using the Administration Control Panel module.

Procedure


Step 1 Log in to the Cisco UMG GUI. See the Logging In to the Cisco UMG Graphical User Interface (GUI) module.

Step 2 Click Administration > Backup / Restore > Start Backup.

The system displays the Backup / Restore Start Backup page and automatically generates a backup ID. The backup ID increases by 1 every time you back up the server.

Step 3 Enter a description of the backup file; for example, "backupdata6-2-04."

Step 4 Check the checkbox for the types of data that you want to save. You can choose one or both:

Configuration—Saves the configurations of the system and applications.

Data—Saves your application data and voicemail messages.

Step 5 Click Start Backup.

Step 6 Click OK at the confirmation message.


Viewing Scheduled Backups

To view your scheduled backups, choose Administration > Backup / Restore > Scheduled Backups.

The Scheduled Backups page appears. From this window, you can see the following information about the backups:

Name

Description

Schedule

Next Run

Categories of backup, or type of data to save

From this window, you can perform the following actions:

To add a new scheduled backup, click Schedule Backup. See Adding a Scheduled Backup.

To modify an existing scheduled backup, click the link for the schedule name.

To delete an existing scheduled backup, select the box next to the schedule name and select Delete.

Adding a Scheduled Backup

You can configure scheduled backups to occur once or recurring jobs that repeat:

Every N days at a specific time

Every N weeks on specific day and time

Every N months on a specific day of the month and time

Every N years on specific day and time

When configuring a scheduled backup, you can also configure the system to notify selected users about the backup status.

Before You Begin

Configure the server used to back up the data. See Configuring the Backup Server.

Save your system configuration. See Saving the Cisco Unified Messaging Gateway Configuration in the Using the Administration Control Panel module.

Procedure


Step 1 Log in to the Cisco UMG GUI. See the Logging In to the Cisco UMG Graphical User Interface (GUI) module.

Step 2 Choose Administration > Backup / Restore > Scheduled Backups.

The system displays the Backup / Restore Scheduled Backup page.

Step 3 Click Schedule Backup.

The system displays the Backup / Restore Scheduled Backups page.

Step 4 Enter a name and description for the scheduled backup.

Step 5 Check the checkbox for the type of data that you want to save. You can choose one or both:

Configuration—Saves the configurations of the system and applications.

Data—Saves your application data and voicemail messages.

Step 6 From the Schedule tab, select the frequency of the scheduled backup:

Once

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Yearly

Step 7 Select whether the scheduled backup will start:

Immediately

On a specific date and time

Step 8 Click Add.


Manually Starting a Restore

After you have backed up your voicemail and configuration data, you can restore it for every new installation or upgrade.

Restriction

After you perform a restore, you cannot run the Setup Wizard.

Before You Begin

Configure a backup server. See Configuring the Backup Server.

Procedure


Step 1 Log in to the Cisco UMG GUI. See the Logging In to the Cisco UMG Graphical User Interface (GUI) module.

Step 2 Choose Administration > Backup / Restore > Start Restore.

The system displays the Backup / Restore Start Restore page with the following fields:

Backup ID—The backup ID of previous backups.

Version—Version

Description—Name of this backup.

Backup Time and Date—Date and time when this backup was made.

Categories—The type of data that you want to restore.

Step 3 Select the row containing the configuration that you want to restore.

Step 4 Check the checkbox for the type of data that you want to save. You can choose one or both:

Configuration—Saves the configurations of the system and applications.

Data—Saves your application data and voicemail messages.

Step 5 Click Start Restore.