User guide

Backup and Restore AlliedView NMS Backup (Scheduled)
AlliedView NMS Administration Guide (File Administration)
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FIGURE 3-18 Backup Process Complete Window
The controlling of where the backup is written to is explained in 3.4.3.
3.4.2 AlliedView NMS Backup (Scheduled)
To backup the NMS server on a schedule, choose from the main menu Tools -> NMS Database Backup, and the option Sched-
uled. A dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 3-19.
The form has the following options:
• The Task Name is by default the time of the backup, but the user should give a descriptive name of the type of backup
(such as NMS_weekly_backup).
• The Backup Destination is part of the restore process and are explained in 3.4.3.
• The Schedule panel has the following options:
• Now is for a one-time only.
• Hold is to create the task and give it a task name but not to attach a specific time or schedule.
• One Time is to set a time in the future when the backup will be performed.
• Recurring has further options for recurring at a specific time on a weekly or monthly basis.
Clicking Submit brings up the Task Details window so that the task can be modified (if needed) and then added to other NMS
tasks. (Clicking Close on the Task Details window will add the task to the tasklist. This user can then view the task by select-
ing Tools -> View Tasks and perform further actions. The tasklist is described in 5.8.