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130 Chapter 8 Backing up and restoring CallPilot information
Configuring and scheduling backups
Perform full system backups frequently and at regular intervals to prevent
data loss so that you can
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Nortel recommends that you use the Backup and Restore option to
schedule periodic backups (even on servers equipped with RAID). You can
also define one-time server backups. Once defined, they run automatically
at the scheduled time.
Perform or schedule backups at the following times:
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To avoid backup failure, do not schedule backups during the MMFS audit
hours. The speed with which backups are performed depends on system
traffic and whether the backup device is local.
To ensure the integrity of your full system backups, use a new tape for each
backup.
Archives
Archives are copies of multimedia files from CallPilot. Archives specifically
back up personal user data (such as greeting, messages, and personal
distribution list), customized voice prompts, and Application Builder
applications.
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restore a complete set of system and multimedia data files from your
CallPilot server, in the event of disk drive failure or corrupted or lost
configuration and messaging data
protect against data loss due to software problems (for example, file
system corruption, registry corruption, or failed upgrades), undetected
disk errors, double faults, human error, theft or damage caused by
natural disasters
create backups and archives that are used for migration to a different
CallPilot platform.
before and after major system operations take place, such as an upgrade
or the installation of performance enhancement packages (PEPs)
after you make any major modifications, such as the addition of a large
number of mailboxes, customized prompts, or custom applications.
at regular intervals during normal operation, according to the criticality
of your message data
User archives store all CallPilot configuration information about
mailboxes, mailbox owners, and administrators.
You can define a user archive around any of the user search criteria.
For example, you can
— define a separate archive for administrators

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Administrator Guide

NN44200-601 01.11 Standard

5.0 9 November 2007