[cisco-voip] Unity Backup Advice

[Hart, Kevin]

We use the DIRT utility. It backs up the SQL databases, registry, greeting,
switch file configuration, routing rules and subscriber passwords.

This gets backed up to another server which is then backed up to tape and
taken offsite.

 

Kevin

 

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From: Stu Packett [mailto:SPackett at fenwick.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 6:28 PM
To: Dane; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] Unity Backup Advice

 

We have the same exact setup, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly.
I'm using the DiRT Backup tool that is included with Unity and from reading
the documention, it takes care of Unity and SQL.  If someone else who has
the same exact setup as we do, could you please let us know what backups are
you doing for Unity?

 

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From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Dane
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:46 PM
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Unity Backup Advice

Our Unity server is a stand alone box, it has Unity and MS SQL installed on
it.  It has its own MS Exchange server it utilizes for storage which resides
on a seperate server.

 

The exchange server is backed up already, but I noticed we do not have
things setup to back up the Unity server itself.  Before you blame me,
please note I did not set this up, employed after the fact and I am in
charge of all CM and Unity now so I am playing catch up.  :-)  Anyway, we
utilize Backup Exec for all our server backups, including exchange servers
and MS SQL servers and so on. 

 

In regards to backing up the Unity server itself, any advice or best
practices?  I assume we could set Backup Exec to do it all, utilizing Backup
Exec for MS SQL for the database and the basic file backup operations for
everything else on the box. 

 

I have see a Unity backup tool some where, and I believe it allows you to
basically back up and dump a large file to some where else.  This may be the
route I want to go and just have it dump to our SAN.  Also, typically what
is the best practice for how often it should be backed up?  Referring to the
unity server and MS SQL that resides on it.  Daily utilizing incrementals,
or daily full backups or weekly full backups?  You get the idea.  Just want
to see what others are doing so I can make an informed decision and get this
implemented ASAP. 

 

Thanks in advance!

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