Backing Up and Restoring Data
Note Setting up a backup server is part of the initial configuration process. If you have not already done this, see Setting Backup Parameters.
About Backing Up and Restoring Data
Cisco Unified SIP Proxy backup and restore functions use an SFTP server to store and retrieve data. The backup function copies the files from the Cisco Unified SIP Proxy module to the SFTP server and the restore function copies the files from the SFTP server to the Cisco Unified SIP Proxy application. The SFTP server can reside anywhere in the network as long as the backup and restore functions can access it with an IP address or hostname.
We recommend that you back up your configuration files whenever you make changes to the system or application files. Do backups regularly to preserve configuration data.
Restrictions for Backing Up and Restoring Data
- You must be in offline mode when you back up or restore the system, so we recommend performing these tasks when call traffic is least impacted. Offline mode terminates all calls.
- Cisco Unified SIP Proxy does not support the following backup and restore capabilities:
– Scheduled backup and restore operations. The backup and restore procedures begin when the appropriate command is entered.
– Centralized message storage arrangement. Cisco Unified SIP Proxy backup files cannot be used or integrated with other message stores.
– Selective backup and restore. Only full backup and restore functions are available. Individual messages or other specific data can be neither stored nor retrieved.
Backing Up Files
About Backing Up Files
Cisco Unified SIP Proxy automatically assigns a backup ID to each backup. Although there are the three different types of backups, the system does not take into account the type of backup when generating the backup ID. Therefore, you will never have two backups with the same backup ID, even if one is a configuration file and the other a data file.
To determine the backup ID of the file you want to restore, use the show backup server or show backup history commands in either EXEC or offline mode. Those commands list all available backup copies on the remote backup server and their respective backup IDs.
Summary Steps
Detailed Steps
Examples
The following examples display the output from the show backup history and show backup server commands:
Restoring Files
About Restoring Files
After you create the backup files, you can restore them when needed. Restoring is done in offline mode, which terminates all calls. You should therefore consider restoring files when call traffic is least impacted.
To determine the backup ID of the file you want to restore, use the show backup server or show backup history commands in either EXEC or offline mode.
Summary Steps
3. restore id backup_ID category { all | configuration | data }
Detailed Steps
Related Topics
- For information about setting up the backup server as part of the initial configuration process, see Setting Backup Parameters.
- For information on the CLI commands used to back up and restore the configuration, see the CLI Command Reference for Cisco Unified SIP Proxy Release 10.1.