How do I back up an NE?

Purpose

You can back up an NE, provided there is an operation type configured for the selected NE. Backup is only supported for primary configurations. To back up multiple NEs simultaneously, you can use an operation. See Chapter 4, Operations for information about configuring operation types and performing operations.

The NE must have an NE Name configured, you cannot perform a backup on an NE with no NE name (a null name is displayed as N/A). The NE Name must be unique in the NSP network; backup or restore operations may fail if the NE Name is shared with any other NE.

An FTP mediation policy must be assigned to the NE before you can perform a backup. FTP mediation policies are created and assigned either using the NSP or a REST API. For information about configuring mediation policies using the NSP see Procedures for device discovery; for information about using a REST API see the Device Management tutorials on the Network Developer Portal.

An NDX file is required to perform a backup on nodes configured in classic or mixed mode. The backup operation fails if an NDX file with the same name as the configuration file defined in the bof file is not present in the same folder.

You can configure a backup to include debug files located on the same cf as the configuration file.

Note: An NE cannot be backed up if its Anti-theft Lock Status is Locked. To unlock an NE in anti-theft mode, the correct password must be configured in the anti-theft policy; see the NSP Security Hardening Guide.

Steps


1	Open Device Management, Managed Network Elements.
2	From the Managed Network Elements list, select the NE you need to back up.
3	Click (Table row actions), Backup. The backup operation is added to the operations queue.
4	You can view the status of the backup in the Backup section of the details panel for the selected NE, or you can click (Table row actions), Operation History to view completed backups. End of steps