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Chapter 11 Backing Up and Restoring BCM50 Data 273
BCM50 Administration Guide
• email text-to-speech
• envelope information
The BCM50 can accommodate a backup archive that is greater than 500 MB. To minimize the size
of the backup archive, exclude the optional components from the backup operation. The BCM50
will compress sections of the backup archive when it is effective to do so.
BCM50 backup file
When you perform a backup operation, the BCM50 creates a backup archive and stores it in a
location that you specify. The archive file includes embedded archives, each of which represent a
different part of the BCM50 system:
• archive.sig — ensures the integrity of all the data in the archive
• various archive files — various archive files that contain the configuration settings and
operating data
In addition to the configuration and application information, every backup operation includes the
following files:
• Software Inventory — provides a snapshot of the software component release level
• Software History — provides a snapshot of the software history
These files document the system software level from which the backup was taken. They are
located in the archive softwarelevel.tar.gz.
Backup archives transferred to servers or to attached USB storage devices are named according to
the system name of the BCM50, the date, and the time of the backup. Archives are prefixed with
Bak_. For example, an archive created on July 8, 2005 at 1:52:55 pm is named
Bak_acme-melbourne_20050708T135255.tar.
Caution: A backup operation can interrupt services running on the BCM. A
warning displays whenever the backup will cause a service interruption. If you
want to perform a backup that does not affect the system, you can exclude
services that would be affected. Alternatively, you can include these services and
perform a backup at a time when the system is typically not in use.
Caution: The backup operation takes longer on a system with many saved voice
messages. As a result, the backup archive can be quite large and can take 30
minutes or more to reach a remote server, depending on your network speed.
Note: To manage your Voicemail options, you must use the CallPilot Manager
and not the Element Manager.