Configuring Backup To A Hard Drive - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

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Configuring backup to a hard drive

6. Select an interval from the Backup Interval drop-down list to set how often backup occurs.
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8. Install the formatted disc into the CD drive.
9. Click Apply or OK.
Configuring backup to a hard drive
NOTE
This requires a hard drive. The drive should not be the same physical drive on which your Operating
System or the Management application is installed.
To configure the backup function to a hard drive, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Options.
2. Select Backup in the Category list.
3. Select the Enable Backup check box, if necessary.
4. Choose one or more of the following options:
5. Enter the time (using a 24-hour clock) you want the backup process to begin in the Next
6. Select an interval from the Backup Interval drop-down list to set how often backup occurs.
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Verify that the CD backup directory is correct (default directory is D:\Backup).
It is assumed that drive D is a CD-RW drive.
You can change the directory or use the Browse button to select another directory.
To back up to a writable CD, you must have CD-writing software installed. The disc must be
formatted by the CD-writing software so that it behaves like a drive.
The application verifies that the backup device exists and that the server can write to it. If the
device does not exist or is not writable, an error message displays that says you have entered
an invalid device. Click OK to go back to the Options dialog box and fix the error.
Backup occurs, if needed, at the interval you specified.
The Options dialog box displays.
The currently defined directory displays in the Backup Output Directory field.
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Select the Include FTP Root Directory check box.
If you select the FTP Root directory, the FTP Root sub-directories, Technical Support and
Trace Dump, are selected automatically and you cannot clear the sub-directory selections.
If you do not select the FTP Root directory, the sub-directories can be selected individually.
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Select the Include Technical Support Directory check box, if necessary.
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Select the Include Upload Failure Data Capture Directory check box, if necessary.
Backup Start Time Hours and Minutes fields.
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