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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4
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Chapter 10 Managing the Security Manager Server
Backing up and Restoring the Security Manager Database
• In non-Workflow mode:
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To commit changes, select File > Submit.
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To discard uncommitted changes, select File > Discard.
If there are multiple users with pending data, the changes for those users must also be committed or
discarded. If you need to commit or discard changes for another user, you can take over that user’s
session. To take over a session, select Tools > Security Manager Administration > Take Over
User Session, select the session, and click Take Over Session.
• In Workflow mode:
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To commit and approve changes, select Manage > Activities. From the Activity Manager
window, select an activity and click Approve. If you are using an activity approver, click
Submit and have the approver approve the activity.
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To discard uncommitted changes, select Manage > Activities. From the Activity Manager
window, select an activity and click Discard. Only an activity in the Edit or Edit Open state can
be discarded.
You can also back up the database from a Windows command prompt using the following command:
[path]perl [path]backup.pl backup_directory [log_filename [email=email_address
[number_of_generations [compress]]]]
Syntax
[path]perl [path]backup.pl The Perl script command. Include the path to the perl command and the
backup.pl file if the path is not defined in the system path variable. The
typical path for both is C:\Progra~1\CSCOpx\bin\.
backup_directory The directory where you want to create the backup. For example,
C:\Backups.
log_filename (Optional.) The log file for messages generated during backup. Include
the path if you want it created somewhere other than the current
directory. For example, C:\BackupLogs.
If you do not specify a name, the log is
%NMSROOT%\log\dbbackup.log.
email=email_address (Optional.) The email address where you want notifications sent. If you
do not want to specify an email address, but you need to specify a
subsequent parameter, enter email without the equal sign or address.
You must configure SMTP settings in CiscoWorks Common Services
to enable notifications. For more information, see Configuring an
SMTP Server and Default Addresses for E-Mail Notifications,
page 1-25.
number_of_generations (Optional.) The maximum number of backup generations to keep in the
backup directory. When the maximum is reached, old backups are
deleted. The default is 0, which does not limit the number of
generations kept.
compress
(Optional.) Whether you want the backup file to be compressed. If you
do not enter this keyword, the backup is not compressed if
VMS_FILEBACKUP_COMPRESS=NO is specified in the
backup.properties file. Otherwise, the backup is still compressed. We
recommend compressing backups.