Cisco Cisco IPICS Release 1.0 User Guide

Cisco IPICS Backup and Restore Guide, Release 1.0(1)

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Using the Export-Import Feature

Using the Export Script

You can run the export script as often as needed. The procedure includes the
creation of directories that identify a particular backup set. Cisco recommends
that you name the subdirectories to include a date so that you can easily identify
them.

Tip

This section describes how to perform this procedure directly on the Cisco IPICS
server by using a terminal window from the Cisco Linux desktop. You can also
perform this procedure by connecting to the Cisco IPICS server remotely by using
the SSH Tectia client.

To use the export feature, perform the following procedure:

Procedure

Step 1

The Cisco Linux desktop displays.

Step 2

To enter a CLI command, open a Cisco Linux terminal window by clicking the
Red Hat menu and choosing System Tools > Terminal.

A terminal window displays.

Step 3

If it does not already exist, create the directory that will contain your export
subdirectories by entering the following command:

[root] #mkdir -p /IPICS_BACKUPS

Step 4

To change ownership of this directory to the informix user, enter the following
command:

[root] #chown -R informix:informix /IPICS_BACKUPS

Step 5

Navigate to this new directory by entering the following command:

[root] #cd /IPICS_BACKUPS

You must be logged in as the informix user to run the export command.

Step 6

To change to the informix user, enter the following command:

[root] #su informix