About this task
Note Using the backup log is the recommended method of verifying the success or failure of the of the backup.
To verify that a successful scheduled backup occurred using the backup log:
Procedure
- On the Server (Maintenance) Web page.
- Select Backup Logs
- Look through the log until you see a backup image you want
to preview or restore.
Select it by clicking the radio button to the left of the image.
If no entries exist in the backup log, you will see a message that there is no record of any backups.
- Click Preview.
Use the Preview button if you are not sure you have selected the correct backup image.
The Restore Data screen appears. It displays a message that looks something like this:
Restore: ftp://pw-pc2/security_ams-srv2_140617_20021204.tar.gz
If the backup image you selected shows FTP as the destination, you must enter a user name and password in the Restore Data screen before you can preview the image. The user name and password must be the ones you use to access the FTP server to which the backup data has been recorded.
- Click Preview on the Restore Data screen, the View/Restore Data results screen
displays more information about the backup image.
It looks something like this: Backup of 'security' set for ams-srv2 server done on Tue Dec 4 14:06:17 2002
Each image contains the following information:
Data set. Indicates which data set was backed up. If you selected more than one data set at the time of the backup, each data set is listed separately. Possible messaging data sets are:
Other data sets of the Communication Manager server may also be included, depending on how the backup was administered.
File size. Shows the size of the backup file.
Date. Shows the year, month, and day the backup was run.
Time. Shows the hour, minute, and second the backup was run.
Status. Shows whether or not the backup was successful.
Destination. Indicates how the data was recorded. It corresponds to the backup method used for the backup. Possible destinations are: