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

Important!

The WaveStar^® CIT is not intended to serve as an FTP server, although it may be used for this application if the WaveStar^® CIT is guaranteed to be available (connected and running) at all scheduled backup times. Otherwise Alcatel-Lucent 1350 OMS or another large capacity FTP server should be used.

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

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

Select a connection profile 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 name/password may be different.)

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

1. Enter 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 Profile pull-down menu may 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 may 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.

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 name. For example: C:/Program Files/Alcatel-Lucent/WaveStar CIT/backups/<subdirectory>/<filename>. If you had an older version of the WaveStar^® CIT installed prior to installing the current WaveStar^®, your path could start with C:/Program Files/Lucent Technologies/WaveStar CIT/.

• The relative path must start with the path name. For example: /backups/<subdirectory>/<filename>.

If you wish to store your data in a subdirectory within the default path, you may enter backups/<subdirectory>/<filename> if the subdirectory exists before the command is sent. Directories will not be created by this command, and therefore the command will be denied if any directory in the path does not already exist.

If necessary, replace 7.2.2 with your current release, for example 7.2.3.

If the FTP server is not the WaveStar^® CIT, then enter the path starting at the FTP home directory on the server.

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 will initially be appended with “1” (FILENAME1). In subsequent backups, the “1” will increase by one until the number selected in this step is reached; then the files will begin overwriting beginning with FILENAME1.

Select the Schedule tab at the top of the window.

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. The number may be selected by sliding the arrow over the scale until the desired number appears in the field, or by typing the number directly into 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 on 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 may be able to handle multiple backups at the same time. It is suggested that the backups for the networks be performed a few minutes apart.

Click OK.

Result:

A warning appears indicating that executing this command may temporarily affect service. If this is acceptable, select Yes.

End of steps