Enabling Automatic Device Backup Periodically
Live Platform can be configured to automatically (daily) back up device configurations (ini, conf or cli script files) according to the OVOC server application's time.
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All devices that are version 7.4.200 and later are backed up with a .zip file. |
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Up to five different backup files are saved for each device (a backup file that has not been changed from a previous backup will not be saved)
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The number of backup files stored includes old and new file types. For example, if a device operates with an .ini file and already has three stored .ini files when the maximum that can be stored is five, two more .zip files are stored before deletion of old .ini files begins. |
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For upgraded devices which operate with the old file type, in the next backup round after the upgrade, a .zip file is created (and the oldest backup is deleted if necessary). |
The files are saved on the Live Platform server. They can be accessed and transferred using SSH and SFTP. The backup files are managed by the Backup Manager.
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To configure automatic device configuration backup: |
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Open the Device Backup page (System > Configuration > Device Backup). |
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Select the 'Enable Periodic backup' option. |
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When enabled (selected), backup is automatically performed daily; all device configuration files (ini, conf and cli) are backed up to the Backup Manager from all devices. |
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When disabled, you can perform manual backup after making changes to a device's configuration (see Backing up a Device's Configuration using Backup Manager for information about manually backing up a device's configuration). |
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Configure 'Number of backup files per device' to determine the number of latest backup files to be stored for each managed device. Default: 5. |
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In the 'Number of retries' field, configure the number of retries to be made each connection attempt to the device. Default: 2. |