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