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370 DSView Installer/User Guide
Figure 9.17: Select Task to Add Window
Use the Select Task to Add window to choose the type of task you wish to run and to name the task.
Clicking Next will allow you to specify information on when and how often to run the task Once
you have specified the time and frequency for running the task, the wizard will prompt you for
task-specific information required by the DSView software for running the task.
You may choose to run the following tasks using the Select Task to Add window:
• Backup DSView database and system files - This command creates a compressed .zip file con-
taining a backup of your DSView system. The backup file contains everything necessary to
fully restore the Hub DSView Server, such as DSView users, user groups, units, unit group,
properties, permission, global settings, macros, and so on. The system backup may be created
as an encrypted or unencrypted file and may be stored on a local drive on the DSView Server
or at a location specified using a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. The backup file is
named dsviewBackup.zip by default, but you may also specify to append the date and time to
the end of the backup file name.
NOTE: If a backup is restored to a server with a different IP address, managed appliances may not be able to
authenticate until the new DSView Server IP address has been programmed into the managed appliances.
• Configure SNMP trap settings on appliance - This command turns SNMP traps on or off for
one or more DSR switches or CPS appliances of a particular type. First, select the unit groups
containing the DSR switches or CPS appliances. Next, select the type of DSR switch or CPS