Avaya CMS R16.3 Backups

[CChambleeJr]

Can anyone recommend backup strategies and methods for the Avaya CMS server? Turns out that the LT05 ASA tape drive has been EOS'd. USB might be an option. I'd like to backup to a network file server via SCP or SFTP, but that isn't supported with R16.x and Solaris. What script, or backup software is available, and what are recommended backup strategies for CMS server?

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Chuck Chamblee
ACSS (CM) | CTP | A+ ce | Security+ ce

 

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[CChambleeJr]

Sorry, I'm not a Linux, nor Solaris guru. I was looking for something a bit simpler to understand.

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Chuck Chamblee
ACSS (CM) | CTP | A+ ce | Security+ ce

 

[mojoputter]

If you google Avaya CMS R16.2 LAN Backup User Guide, you will find a pdf from Avaya that will give you your options.

or click on the link

http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100152812

 

[td1019]

I am using the USB thumb drive seems to work pretty well

 

[CChambleeJr]

Are you saying, td1019, that you are backing up your CMS to a flash drive? Did you have to load additional software for doing the backups, or just the CMS backup menu?

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Chuck Chamblee
ACSS (CM) | CTP | A+ ce | Security+ ce

 

[CChambleeJr]

Hmmm, I was able to plug a 32G SanDisk USB stick in the server, and seemed to be able to mount the drive as "/vol/dev/dsk/c2t0d0/unnamed_rmdisk" using the following procedure:

1. Insert the USB key in one of the USB slots.
2. mkdir /rmdisk
3. /etc/init.d/volmgt stop
4. /etc/init.d/volmgt start
5. mount | grep rmdisk

In response to the mount command, I received:

"/rmdisk/unnamed_rmdisk on /vol/dev/dsk/c2t0d0/unnamed_rmdisk:c read/write/setuid/devices/rstchown/hidden/nofoldcase/noatime/timezone=21600/dev=1741002 on Tue Jan 27 14:00:23 2015"

Then, under the CMS maintenance window, I was able to add the device as "usbstick", with the device as /vol/dev/dsk/c2t0d0.

Finally, when I RUN the backup to the new device, it reports that its estimating space for the backup, then pops up a window showing an estimated backup size of 7129 kbytes. But, when I press return to continue I get an error stating:

"ERROR: Cannot access the volume. Please check the mounted volume and/or the device drive."

Before I inserted the USB stick into the CMS server, I formatted it as FAT32 on my Windows 7 laptop. Is it possible that the drive needs formatted as FAT16 or other?

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Chuck Chamblee
ACSS (CM) | CTP | A+ ce | Security+ ce