Procedure 2-14.1: Backup NE database using FTAM

- Overview

Use this procedure to backup the local NE database or a remote NE database (with DCC connectivity) using FTAM to the WaveStar® CIT.

Steps

Complete the following steps to backup an NE database using FTAM.

 
1

From the System View menu, select Configuration → Software → Remote Backup.

2

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

3

In the Source/Destination Directory Path field, enter backups/<filename>.

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 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.

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Click OK.

You will be asked to verify that you wish to backup to the directory that you entered above. Click Yes if you typed the path correctly.

Result:

The Progress Indicator appears to indicate that the backup is in progress. When the backup completes, a WaveStar® CIT information screen appears that indicates Remote Backup Successful. Click OK. The backup file is now stored. If the default path and a subdirectory were used, the file may be found at:

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/.

End of steps

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