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MAS administration and security
To create and install a valid certificate, you must do the following:
•Generate a public and private key pair.
•Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
•Send CSR to CA to request the certificate.
•Transfer
•Install the certificate using the MAS Console.
A certificate may also be revoked by the CA. A Certificate Revocation List (CRL) must be obtained from the CA and installed on the server. When a new CRL is available from the CA, the previously installed CRL on the server is replaced.
•The CRL is obtained from the CA using a secure method.
•The CRL is installed in a designated location on the server.
Service and configuration data backup
The following sections define configuration data and application data.
Configuration data
Configuration data is the system configuration data that includes all the configuration parameters. You can use the Nortel MAS Console to view the configuration parameters.
Service data
Application data is the user data that resides on disk in the managed storage area of the Content Store.
Automatic and manual backups
This section explains the backup and restore capabilities on the MAS platform. To back up and restore configuration and service data, you can use the Nortel MAS Console.
You can use the automatic backup task menu to create regularly scheduled backups to run, for example, daily, weekly, and biweekly. You can configure the local destination directory using the properties panel. In the automatic backup task menu, you can transfer the archive to a remote server through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You can use the properties panel to access the FTP host, user name, password, destination path, and the option to delete the local file after transfer.
The following sections explain backup and restore functions for configuration data and service data.
Nortel Media Application Server 6.0 for AS 5300
Fundamentals
Release 6.0 03 June 2008
Copyright © 2008, Nortel Networks
