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Introducing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway

Audience

Scope

Naming Conventions Used in This Guide

Information About Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Release 5.2 and 5.3

What Database Information Is Backed Up

How Files Are Backed Up

Additional References

Introducing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway

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This chapter contains information about the following topics:

•Audience

•Scope

•Naming Conventions Used in This Guide

•Information About Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Release 5.2 and 5.3

•Additional References

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Note In this guide, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Release 5.2 and Release 5.3 are referred to as Release 5.2 and 5.3.

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Audience

This guide is intended for technicians and system administrators who are installing and configuring Release 5.2 or 5.3.

Scope

This guide describes how to install and configure Release 5.2 or 5.3 for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system and provides troubleshooting information.

Naming Conventions Used in This Guide

The following naming conventions are used in this guide:

Product	Naming Convention
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server with any possible combinations of integration applications	Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server release and the hardware on which the release is installed	Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Gateway System Information Manager	Gateway SIM
Cisco MeetingPlace MeetingTime	MeetingTime
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Release 5.2 and Release 5.3	Release 5.2 and 5.3
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Release 5.2 and Release 5.3—hardware on which the release is installed	backup gateway server

Information About Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Release 5.2 and 5.3

Release 5.2 and 5.3 protect Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system database information by backing up the database from the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system to a designated location on the network where the database can then be backed up by using your standard corporate process.

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Note Release 5.2 and 5.3 replace the tape backup and interim FTP backup processes. If you are using the FTP backup process, we recommend that you upgrade to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway because its encryption offers greater security.

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What Database Information Is Backed Up

Release 5.2 and 5.3 copy only configuration and scheduled meeting information in your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system database. All other data—such as voice recordings of profile names and meeting recordings—and software are not backed up.

How Files Are Backed Up

Backup is a two-step process that takes about an hour to complete depending upon your network activity. First, Release 5.2 and 5.3 back up the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system database to a temporary folder; then, the Release 5.2 and 5.3 transfer the contents of that temporary folder to a backup folder, which can hold multiple backup files.

Backups can be made either to a local drive on a backup-gateway server where Release 5.2 or 5.3 is installed or to a network file server (NFS). Backing up to a local drive minimizes network traffic, while backing up to an NFS provides a centralized backup location. The backup file can then be backed up by using your standard corporate process.

Backup failure can occur for a variety of reasons, such as network or computer problems or insufficient disk space. Therefore, you can install Release 5.2 or 5.3 on up to three backup-gateway servers to protect against the failure of a single backup-gateway server, as shown in Figure 1-1. Under normal operation, all backup transfers occur through the primary backup-gateway server; the second backup-gateway server is used only if the primary fails and so on.

Figure 1-1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway Backup Process

Additional References

For additional information, see the documents for your release at the following URLs:

•Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html

•Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

•Administrator Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html

•Guide to Cisco Conferencing Documentation and Support

Provides an overview of documentation and support, including information about how to obtain technical assistance.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_documentation_roadmaps_list.html

•Release Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_release_notes_list.html