Backing Up And Restoring Vcs Data; Limitations - Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Administrator's Manual

Field Description
Access The access level for members of
the specified user group:
Read-write: users can view and
modify their personal FindMe
details, devices and locations.
None: users are not allowed to
log in to their account.
To create a new user group, click New.
To edit an existing user group, click View/Edit.

Backing up and restoring VCS data

The Backup and restore page
backup files of your VCS data.
You are recommended to create a backup in the following situations:
before performing an upgrade
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before performing a system restore
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in demonstration and test environments if you want to be able to restore the VCS to a known
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configuration
You can independently backup and restore two different sets of data:
System data, which includes:
system configuration settings
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Call Policy
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clustering configuration
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security certificates
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administrator account details
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user accounts and FindMe settings (when the Starter Pack option key is installed)
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TMS Agent data, which includes:
user accounts and FindMe settings (when the Starter Pack option key is not installed)
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TMS Agent provisioning accounts and settings
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Note that event logs are not included in the backup files.

Limitations

Backups can only be restored to a VCS running the same version of software from which the
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backup was made.
You can create a backup on one VCS and restore it to a different VCS, for example if the original
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system has failed. However, before performing the restore you must install on the new system the
same set of option keys that were installed on the old system. If you attempt to restore a backup
made on a different VCS, you will receive a warning message, but you will be allowed to continue.
Backups should not be used to copy data between VCSs.
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Note: you are recommended to take the VCS unit out of service before performing a restore.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X6.1)
Usage tips
(Maintenance > Backup and restore) is used to create and restore
Maintenance
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