Backing Up The Database; Creating A Backup File Of The Database; Scheduling A Policy To Backup The Database; Fs6300 Schedule Tasks Window - Patton electronics ForeSight 6300 NMS Administrator's Reference Manual

FS6300 NMS Administrator's Reference Guide

Backing Up the Database

The FS6300 NMS provides a tool for backing up the database. You may also create a policy to backup the
database automatically based on a schedule.

Creating a backup file of the database

1. Click Tools > Schedule Tasks in the main window. In the FS6300-Schedule Tasks window, select the
radio button for Database Backup.
2. Click Execute Now. A status message will display as the system completes the backup process.
3. The backup is saved to the opt/FS6300/<version>/backup/ directory.

Scheduling a policy to backup the database

The 6300 NMS Backup policy automatically backups the system to reduce the load on the server.
1. Click on Administration Tools > Policies in the NMS menu tree.
2. Select Policy > Add Policy from the menu at the top of the screen. The Add Policy Details window dis-
plays.
3. Select 6300NMSBackupPolicy from the drop-down menu. Enter a Name for the backup policy and click
Add. The Object Details window displays.

Backing Up the Database

Figure 2. FS6300 Schedule Tasks window
Figure 3. Add Backup Policy
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