Backup Using Automatic Archive

If the Archive flag is set in the INI file settings section, the IP Telephone File Server Application automatically backs up the data in the FTPdata directory. The archive works on a rolling seven day basis naming the files Sun_FTParchive.zip, Mon_FTParchive.zip, and so on.

Archiving is typically done every hour. A copy of the latest archive is placed in the Backup directory to allow it to be copied automatically to an IP Telephone File Server Application file server.

In addition, you can automatically FTP this backup file to another central FTP server – which could be anonymous or secure – and still avoid the administrative overhead of individual FTP user administration.

To use automatic archive:

1. In the MV_Manager, go to the Advanced settings page.
2. Set the Customer FTP Backup flag to enabled.
3. Enter the Backup Directory for the remote FTP server.
4. Enter the customer server FTP UserName.
5. Enter the customer server FTP Password.

Also ensure that the primary file server address is entered and enabled and/or a secondary file server address is enabled. Then choose the backup interval required.

NOTE: It is not normally expected that the option outlined in this and the previous section would be active simultaneously, but can be within the administration limits currently set. If so, some backup activity will be ignored if offered to servers not set up to receive it.

To set up an alternative backup to a network storage unit, link the Backup directory to a network share file server or use another utility program to mirror the data.