Scheduling Backups

Last Updated : Apr 16, 2024 |
Prolog information
Resource Id: Backup_Configuration:6002
Using the Voicemail Pro client, you can schedule a daily, weekly and monthly backup for the server.
  1. Open the Voicemail Pro application and connect to voicemail server.
  2. From the Administration menu, select PreferencesGeneral .
  3. Click the Backup & Restore tab.
  4. Click Configure.
  5. Schedule a start time for the backup operation in the Start field.
  6. Select the Encrypt Backup check box to protect backup files from unintended and malicious tampering.
  7. Select the Daily, Weekly, and Monthly check boxes to enable the respective backup schedules.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Note:
    At a given time, only one type of backup is run. If scheduled to start at the same time, a monthly backup gets priority over a weekly backup or a daily backup, and a weekly backup gets priority over a daily backup.
  8. For each of the schedules that you enable, select the items that you want to include in the backup. See Backup options descriptions.
  9. To save the backup files locally, enter a local file path or a remote file path in UNC format (\server\filepath) in the respective Location field.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    • Default path: /opt/vmpro/Backup/Scheduled.
  10. If you want to save the backup files to a remote FTP server, select Remote Backup Configuration and proceed as follows:
    1. Enter the host name or the IP address of the remote FTP server in Remote FTP Host.
    2. Enter the absolute FTP path of the folder on the remote FTP server in Remote FTP Location.
    3. Enter the FTP user name in FTP User Name.
    4. Enter the FTP password in FTP Password.
    5. If you want to use SFTP for data transfer, select SFTP.
    6. Click Test Connection to verify the connectivity of the voicemail server to the remote FTP or SFTP server.
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
      If you receive an error message about the authenticity of the host, see Backup options descriptions.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Click OK to close the System Preferences dialog box.