Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual What is backed up?, Management server backup

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What is backed up?

The data is backed up to the following directories:

•Backup\databases — contains database and log files.

•Backup\data — contains IP product firmware and configurations.

•Backup\conf – contains the Management application configuration files.

Management server backup

There are three options for backing up data to the Management server:

•Configuring backup to a CD drive

•Configuring backup to a hard drive

•Configuring backup to a network drive

The Management server is backed up to D:\Backup (Windows systems) by default. If there is not second hard disk, this is a rewritable (CD-RW) compact disk. Make sure you have a CD-RW disk in the CD recorder drive to ensure that backup can occur. Critical information from the Management application is automatically backed up to the CD-RW when the data directory contents change or when you restart the Management application.

Note that backing up to CD is not the recommended method. The usable capacity of a CD is approximately 700 MB and needs to be replaced when full. Also, CD media has a limited number of re-writes before the medium is exhausted, and write errors occur. It is recommended that you configure the backup system to target a hard drive or a network drive as described in the procedures below.

Back up directory structure overview

The Management server backs up data to two alternate folders. For example, if the backup directory location is D:\Backup, the backup service alternates between two backup directories, D:\Backup\Backup and D:\Backup\BackupAlt. The current backup is always D:\Backup and contains a complete backup of the system. The older backup is always D:\BackupAlt.

If a backup cycle fails, the cause is usually a full CD-RW. When the backup cycle fails, there may only be one directory, D:\Backup. There may also be a D:\BackupTemp directory. Ignore this directory because it may be incomplete.

Configuring backup

To configure backup, complete the following steps.

1.Select Server > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.

2.Select Server Backup in the Category list.

The Server Backup pane displays (Figure 55) with the currently defined directory displays in the Backup Output Directory field.

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