Scheduling MSL Based Device Backups
Note: This feature is only available with the Mitel Premium Software Assurance Plus license.
To schedule backups for one or more MSL based MiVoice Business, MiCollab, or MiVoice Border Gateway device, do the following steps:
1. From the System Tools menu, select Device Operations to access the Device Operations panel.
2. Click on the New Schedule button.
3. Select Backup (Cloud Storage) from the dropdown list and click on the Next button.
The New Operations Scheduler displays new schedule parameters.
4. Specify the schedule parameters:
Name: The name of the operation to be created
Frequency: The frequency at which the operation is to be executed. Other fields on the panel might change depending on the selected frequency.
Schedule time zone: The time zone that is used to execute the scheduled operation
Execution starts at: This field appears if Frequency is set toHourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. The time that the scheduled operation is to begin. The operation begins at this time for all devices associated with the schedule operation, regardless of the local time of the devices.
Execution must begin within: The time period within which the operation must begin. When taken with the Schedule start time, this setting determines the latest time that the operation can begin.
Execution must complete within: The maximum time period that the operation can run for. When taken with the Schedule start time, this setting determines the latest time that the operation can finish.
Execution retry attempts: The operation attempts at least once in the scheduled time period. However in case of failture, Mitel Performance Analytics attempts the operation this number of additional times.
Schedule activation date: The date that the scheduled operation begins.
Schedule expiry date: The last date that the scheduled operation can occur.
5. Click Next.
6. (Optional) To use an external server, select Use external FTP server:
Select the protocol from the dropdown list. You can use the following protocols: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or FTPS (Secure File Transfer Protocol). Both implicit and explicit FTPS are supported.
Supply the URL to the server.
Supply the credentials to access the server
Supply the port to use.
7. Click Save.
8. Select the devices that the operation applies to:
Use click, shift-click, and ctrl-click to select the devices from the left list.
Click the Add button to move the devices to the right list. Or double-click on the selected devices.
Use the search fields at the top of the device lists to locate devices to move.
Click the Done button at the bottom of the panel when you are done selecting the devices that the operation applies to.
9. Click the Done button to save and exit.
NOTES:
If multiple MSL devices are on the same MSL server and are included in a scheduled backup, only one of the devices will appear to have completed a successful backup. The other devices will appear to have failed; however, backups for all the devices on the MSL server are included in the backup file for the device that has the successful backup.
Devices on MSL versions prior to 12.0.24 may raise an alarm when a backup is run in Mitel Performance Analytics.