Manually Backing Up Files

Manually Backing Up Files

Enter backup commands in EXEC mode after moving the system offline. System configuration is not allowed when the system is in an offline state.


Note

We recommend that you back up your configuration files whenever changes are made to the system or application files. Because data files contain voice messages, back them up daily to minimize data loss, such as from a hardware failure.

For more detailed information about backing up files, including configuring scheduled backups, see Cisco Unity Express Voice-Mail and Auto-Attendant CLI Administrator Guide and the GUI online help.

Numbering Scheme for Backup Files

Four types of backup requests are available: data only, configuration only, historical data, or all.

  • Data—Backs up voicemail messages.

  • Configuration—Backs up the running configuration, greetings, recorded names, and custom scripts and prompts. Use the show run command to display the current running configuration.

  • Historical Data—Backs up historical information about call and application activities that have occurred on the module.

  • All—Backs up all data and configuration information.

Cisco Unity Express Virtual automatically numbers and dates the backup files and identifies the revision number in a backupid field.

Performing different backup types at various times causes different backup IDs for data backups and configuration backups. For example, the last data backup ID might be 3, and the last configuration backup might be 4. Performing an “all” backup might result in a backup ID of 5 for data, historical data, and configuration.

When restoring the files, see the backup ID for the backup file that you want to use. Use the show backup server command for a list of backup IDs.

Before you begin

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. backup category {all | configuration | historicaldata | data}
  2. continue
  3. show backup history
  4. show backup server

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

backup category {all | configuration | historicaldata | data}

Example:

Router(offline)# backup category all
Router(offline)# backup category configuration
Router(offline)# backup category data
Router(offline)# backup category historicaldata

Specifies the type of data to be backed up and stored.

Step 2

continue

Example:

Router(offline)# continue

Exits offline mode and enters EXEC mode.

Step 3

show backup history

Example:

Router# show backup history

Displays the backup and restore procedures and the success or failure of those attempts.

Step 4

show backup server

Example:

Router# show backup server

Displays the backup files available on the backup server, the date of each backup, and the backup file ID.