Log in to Communication Manager CLI, and delete any redundant files such as tar files, Communication Manager and SSP patches from the home directory.
Before creating a backup, ensure that the hostname string does not contain ‘_’ (underscore) character in it. If the hostname with ‘_’ character already exists, then change the hostname.
Log in to the Communication ManagerSystem Management Interface with administrator privilege user credentials.
On the Administration menu, click Server (Maintenance).
In the left navigation pane, click Data Backup/RestoreBackup Now.
STEP RESULT:
The system displays the Backup Now page.
Click Full Backup.
In the Network Device section, select the backup method and type the user name, password, hostname, and path of the directory in which you stored the data.
Under the Encryption section, in the Encrypt backup using pass phrase, enter a password to backup the data.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The pass phrase must be an arbitrary string of 15 to 256 characters, and it can contain the following characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period (.), underscore (_), dollar sign ($), pound sign (#), equal sign (=), plus sign (+).
Click Start Backup.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
On the Backup Now Results page, the system displays the message Backup Successfully Completed.
Go to AdministrationServer (Maintenance)Data Backup/RestoreBackup logs, verify the backup status and the file size.
