How do I configure backup-file retention for unmanaged NEs?

Purpose

The NFM-P saves NE configuration backup files on each main server, and by default deletes the backup files of unmanaged NEs. To retain backups for unmanaged NEs, you can:

CAUTION 

CAUTION

Service Disruption

The procedure requires a restart of each main server, which causes a network management outage.

Perform the procedure only during a scheduled maintenance period.

CAUTION 

CAUTION

Service Disruption

Modifying the server configuration can have serious consequences including service disruption.

Contact technical support before you attempt to modify the server configuration.

Note: You must perform the procedure on each NFM-P main server station.

Note: You require nsp user privileges on each main server station.

Steps
 

Log in to the main server station as the nsp user.

Note: In a redundant system, you must perform the procedure on the standby main server station first.


Open a console window.


Navigate to the /opt/nsp/nfmp/server/nms/config directory.


Create a backup copy of the nms-server.xml file.


Open the nms-server.xml file using a plain-text editor.


Locate the following lines:

       ;

       ; <nodeBackups removeBackupOnDelete="false"/>

       ;


Edit the lines to read as shown below:

       ;-->

       <nodeBackups removeBackupOnDelete="value"/>

       <!--;

where value is true, to enable backup file deletion, or false, to disable deletion


Save and close the nms-server.xml file.


Navigate to the /opt/nsp/nfmp/server/nms/bin directory.


10 

Enter the following to restart the main server:

bash$ ./nmsserver.bash force_restart ↵

The main server restarts.

Note: If you are restarting the primary main server in a redundant deployment, the network outage begins. The outage persists until the main server is fully initialized.


11 

Close the console window.

End of steps