Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Appendix C
Backup and Restore the DTACS File System and Database
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Back Up the DTACS File System
Consider the following points about a backup of the DTACS server file system.
System Shutdown No Longer Required for File System Backups
System operators do not have to shut down their system in order to back up the
DTACS server file system.
DTACS server file system.
Important: Even though you are not required to shut down the system components,
we recommend that you schedule your file system backups for periods of lowest
system activity.
we recommend that you schedule your file system backups for periods of lowest
system activity.
Recommended Frequency
We recommend that you perform a complete system backup at least once a month,
just prior to upgrading to new system software, and immediately after the upgrade.
just prior to upgrading to new system software, and immediately after the upgrade.
Filesystem Backup Script Options
The script that backs up the file system is called backupFileSystems. You can run the
backupFileSystems script with the following options:
backupFileSystems script with the following options:
-l - Local-tape-drive. Specifies the tape drive to use on the local host computer.
(for example - /dev/rmt/0h)
(for example - /dev/rmt/0h)
-r - Remote-tape-drive. Specifies a tape drive on a remote host computer.
(for example - sparky:/dev/rmt/0h or 192.168.1.10:/dev/rmt/0h)
(for example - sparky:/dev/rmt/0h or 192.168.1.10:/dev/rmt/0h)
-B - Backup directory. Specifies the directory to which the backup of the file
system will be saved.
The backup directory must be on an NFS-mounted filesystem.
system will be saved.
The backup directory must be on an NFS-mounted filesystem.
-v - verbose. Verbose output.
-t - tape label. Backup tape label. This must be a unique string with no spaces.
-h - help. Provides a brief description of the valid options.