[cisco-voip] CallManager Backup using Windows 2000 Backup

[Anthony Mendoza]

Oooh...I'd be excited to hear about any linux ports...
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On 6/9/2004 2:03 PM, Wes Sisk wrote:
> This 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
> 
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> 
> 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.
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> 	/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.
> 
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> 
> 	Jesse
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> 
> 	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.
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> 	 
> 
> 	Bill Carter
> Senior Business Communications Analyst
> Sentinel Technologies, Inc.
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