[cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

[Wes Sisk]

RE: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 BackupThis is not
currently possible because of the incremental updates performed by ES's,
SR's, and even the maintenance releases.  The underlying database for a
3.3(3) backup is very different from the underlying database for a 3.3(4)
system.

Thus, by allowing incremental updates for new features, we cannot allow the
simple 1 step restore.

Keep an ear out for a possible linux port of CCM that may include an
active/backup partition setup that allows immediate recovery.

/Wes
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Carter, Bill [mailto:WCarter at sentinel.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:15 PM
  To: Wes Sisk; versatile at direct-support.com; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
  Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup


  Any future plans to change the backup options for Call Manager to provide
a single of couple step process instead of manual restore of OS, CCM then
CCM Backup utility restore?

      -----Original Message-----
      From: Wes Sisk [mailto:wsisk at cisco.com]
      Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 1:14 PM
      To: versatile at direct-support.com; Carter, Bill;
cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
      Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

      Keep in mind that if it's a cluster SQL replication and DCD
replication will be broken after a ghost restore.  ghost backup/restore is
not really supported by Cisco, but it has worked well in the field.



      /Wes

      -----Original Message-----
      From: J A Pine [mailto:versatile at direct-support.com]
      Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:25 PM
      To: 'Wes Sisk'; 'Carter, Bill'; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
      Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

      One of the engineers here has tried to recover from a backup, and has
been unsuccessful to this day.  He has tried 3 times and the configuration
has never come up the same.  I've never tried it myself, and am somewhat
hesitant to try after hearing this.  I would go with the Ghost image like
Wes reccomended.



      Jesse



      From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Wes Sisk
      Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:13 AM
      To: Carter, Bill; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
      Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

      ghost to a backup IDE drive is your friend.

      -----Original Message-----
      From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Carter, Bill
      Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:05 PM
      To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
      Subject: [cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

      Has anyone tried using the Windows 2000 Backup utility on Call
Manager.  I am planning a Call Manager upgrade and I am looking for a faster
"recover" method if the upgrade fails.  The environment is a single
CallManager MCS-7825 with out a RAID drive to pull before the upgrade.



      Bill Carter
      Senior Business Communications Analyst
      Sentinel Technologies, Inc.
      Cisco Systems IP Communications
      Partner of the Year
      bcarter at sentinel.com
      217.391.7015 (W)
      217.415.5513 (M)
      217.698.9222 (F)


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