Adding a new backup schedule

About this task

To create a backup schedule, you first decide what type of data you want to back up. You must then indicate the days and time you want the schedule to run and the destination to which you want the backup files sent.

Procedure

On the Administration menu, click Server (Maintenance) > Data Backup/Restore > Schedule Backup.
The system displays the Schedule Backup Web page.

If backups are already scheduled, the screen lists the current backup schedules. Look at the schedules carefully to determine what backup schedule you want to add.

If this is the first backup schedule to be created, the Schedule Backup Web page displays a message that there is no record of any backup schedule.
Click Add.
The system displays the Add New Schedule Web page.
Select Specify Data Sets.
Select Messaging.
Select Messaging Application, Translations, Names, and Messages.
Select a Backup Method.
1. Enter User Name.
2. Enter Password.
3. Enter Host Name.
4. Enter Directory.
If you want to encrypt the backup data, select the check box in the Encryption area of the screen and enter a pass phrase using an arbitrary string of 15 to 256 characters.
A pass phrase is similar to a password in usage, but is generally longer for added security.

You must encrypt the backup data. You must remember the pass phrase because you cannot restore the data without the pass phrase.
In the Download size for the data being transferred field, enter a value from 1 through 200 to limit the size of a transferable file over the network to ensure a successful backup of the Messaging data.
The specified value in the Download size for the data being transferred field must be less than or equal to the maximum file transfer size allowed on the network. The resulting backup image comprises one or more files that do not exceed the specified size. For example, if you set the value to 5, the size of the data is 500 MB.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select the days of the week by clicking the appropriate check boxes, and select the hour and minute you want the backup procedure to start by selecting a time from the Start Time drop-down.
You can select multiple days but only one time for the backup schedule to run.
Click the Add New Schedule button to save the schedule you just created.
The system displays the Schedule Backup Web page with the new backup schedule added to schedule list.