Nortel Networks NN46110-602 manual Automatic backups

52 Chapter 3 Administrative tasks

12Click Synchronize to immediately synchronize the primary and secondary disks. Thereafter, the disks automatically synchronize every hour.

13From the list, select the drive on which you want to upgrade the system boot software.

14If the system boot sector is corrupted, click Upgrade to rewrite the boot software to the hard disk.

15To restart the system, remove the diskette and press Reset on the back of the VPN Router. Reposition your Web browser to the Management IP address, and select Reload or Refresh from your browser menu to access the management window of the software running on the hard disk.

Note: You cannot use this procedure for the VPN Router 1000 due to the lack of a floppy drive in the unit. Although the VPN Router 600 does not have a floppy drive, the recovery image is stored in a PROM; you can invoke it by pressing a switch on the back of the unit.

Automatic backups

The VPN Router checks at regular intervals to see whether there are any system file changes. When system file changes occur, they are written to each of the backup servers. The VPN Router backs up all of the system files the first time; thereafter, it backs up only the files that change.

Note: Any changes made to backup parameters while a backup is in process do not take effect until the currently running backup is complete.

The VPN Router does not begin a backup for at least 5 minutes after rebooting to allow all resources to start operating. This delay occurs even if you request that a backup start immediately. Use the Admin > Auto backup window to configure regular intervals or specific times when your system files are saved to designated host backup file servers. You can designate up to three backup file servers.

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