From the System View menu, select Configuration → Software → Configure Auto Backup Interval.

Important!

If the WaveStar^® CIT is guaranteed to be available (connected and running) at all scheduled backup times, the WaveStar^® CIT can serve as an FTP server. OMS or another large capacity FTP server can also be used.

From the Configure Auto Backup screen, select the Files tab at the top of the screen.

In the pull-down Backup To/Via: menu, select FTP.

Select the connection from the Profile pull-down menu and then proceed to Step 6. OR Enter information for a new profile as follows:

1. In the Server panel, select IP and enter the address of the FTP server. (If the WaveStar^® CIT is the FTP server, you can determine its IP address by entering ipconfig from the MS DOS prompt on your PC.)

2. If necessary, enter the port (default is blank). Defining the port is not required for the backup to execute successfully. However, a value of 21 is valid if entered.

3. In the User panel, enter the user name and password for the FTP server. (If you are using the WaveStar^® CIT as your FTP server, the default user name/password for the WaveStar^® CIT is LUC01/LUC+01, however your user ID/password can be different.)

If you entered connection information in Step 4 (rather than selected an established profile), assign a new profile name to this information to allow Automatic Backup to store the FTP login password. To assign a new profile name:

1. Type a new name in the Profile menu.

2. Click Add to add the profile to the list.

3. Click Save to save the list.

Entries to the FTP Profile pull-down menu can be changed using the Modify, Apply, and Save buttons or removed using the Delete button.

In the File Path: field, enter \backups\<filename> if you wish to save the backup file to the default location. (If the WaveStar^® CIT is the FTP server, a maximum of 80 characters is suggested for this field.)

You can also click the Browse button next to the Path: field to browse to any directory on your PC and over-write the default entry. The Browse button is not available (greyed out) if the FTP server is not the local WaveStar^® CIT or the IP address of the FTP server is not in the same subnet as the IP address of the shelf.

Important!

The value of the Path field can be either an absolute path or a relative path that is relative to the FTP server root directory. The absolute path must start with the drive name followed by a colon (:) then the path names; for example: C:\temp\today\backup. The syntax of the relative path must start with the path name; for example: \temp\backup.

The WaveStar^® CIT directory automatically enters the relative path for the WaveStar^® CIT. The default relative path is

C:\Program Files\Alcatel-Lucent\WaveStar CIT\

If you had an older WaveStar^® CIT installed prior to installing the current WaveStar^® CIT, the path could start with C:\Program Files\Lucent Technologies\.

If you wish to store your data in a subdirectory, enter \backups\<subdirectory>\<filename> if the subdirectory exists before the command is sent. If any directory in the path does not exist, the command is denied because this command does not create directories.

From the Type: menu in the Backup Type panel, select Forced from the pull-down menu. NOTE: No other options are available at this time.

From the Files: menu in the Number Of Files panel, select a number from 1 to 9 (default is 2) from the pull-down menu, which indicates the number of backup files to be stored automatically before the files begin to overwrite.

Once established, the filename that you supplied in Step 6 is appended with “1” (FILENAME1). In subsequent backups, the “1” increases by one until the number selected in this step is reached; then the files begins overwriting beginning with FILENAME1.

Select the Schedule tab at the top of the screen.

From the Days menu in the Update Interval panel, select a number from 1 to 99 (default is 30), which indicates the number of days between automatic backups. Select the number by sliding the arrow over the scale until the desired number appears in the field.

Important!

Setting this field to “0” cancels automatic backup.

To provision a start time for the automatic backup:

1. Select Specify Time in the Backup Start Date/Time panel,

2. You can provision the time format display for your WaveStar^® CIT from the Network View by selecting View → Preferences and clicking the Display tab. This screen allows you to choose your preference for time format, either a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.

   • If your time format preference is a 12-hour clock, select Hour: (0–12), Minutes: (0–59), and Seconds: (0–59) from the pull-down menus. You must also specify am or pm by selecting one of the radio buttons.

   • If your time format preference is a 24-hour clock, select the Hour: (0–23), Minutes: (0–59), and Seconds: (0–59) from the pull-down menus.

It is recommended that only one backup occur at a time for the CIT. However, larger servers can be able to handle multiple backups at the same time. Network backups should be performed a few minutes apart.

Click OK.

A warning screen appears, indicating that execution of provision can temporarily affect service. Select Yes.

End of steps