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Chapter 17 Configuring System Operations

Scheduled Backups

•Using the Deployment Operations Page to Create a Local Mode Instance, page 17-22

Scheduled Backups

You can schedule backups to be run at periodic intervals. You can schedule backups from the primary web interface or through the local CLI. The Scheduled Backups feature backs up ACS configuration data.

You can back up data from an earlier version of ACS and restore it to a later version.

Refer to the Installation and Setup Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.3 for more information on upgrading ACS to later versions.

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Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Scheduled Backups

You can create a scheduled backup only for the primary instance. To create, duplicate, or edit a scheduled backup:

Step 1 Choose System Administration > Operations > Scheduled Backups.

The Scheduled Backups page appears. Table 17-2describes the fields listed in the Scheduled Backups page.

Table 17-2 Scheduled Backups Page

Option

Description

Backup Data

Filename created by backup includes a time stamp and file type information appended to the prefix entered

Filename Prefix	Enter a filename prefix to which ACS appends the backup time stamp. For example, if you enter
	ACSBackup as the filename prefix and backup is run on June 05, 2009 at 20:37 hours, then ACS creates
	the backup file ACSBackup-090506-2037.tar.gpg.
	Note In ACS web interface, you cannot configure utf-8 characters for a backup filename and a
	repository name.
Repository	Click Select to open the Software Update and Backup Repositories dialog box, from which you can
	select the appropriate repository in which to store the backup file.
Schedule Options

Time of Day

Choose the time of the day at which you want ACS to back up the ACS configuration data. Backups can be scheduled on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

•Daily—Choose this option for ACS to back up the ACS configuration data at the specified time every day.

•Weekly—Choose this option and specify the day of the week on which you want ACS to back up the ACS configuration data every week.

•Monthly—Choose this option and specify the day of the month on which you want ACS to back up the ACS configuration data every month.

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