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d. Click on the calendar button or the field to the left of the calendar button and select a date
to begin running the task. To use the calendar:
• Click on the year and select a year.
• Click on the month name and select a month or use the arrows at the top of the
calendar to move forward and backward by month.
• Click on a day in the calendar. The calendar will close and fill the field to the left of
the calendar with the selected date.
Adding tasks using the Add Task Wizard
Tasks may be added only by DSView 3 software administrators.
Task: Backup DSView 3 software database and system files
This task creates a compressed .zip file containing a backup of your DSView 3 software system.
The backup file contains everything necessary to fully restore the DSView 3 software hub server.
The backup file is named dsviewBackup.zip by default, but you may also append the date and time
to the end of the backup filename.
If a backup is restored to a server with a different IP address, managed appliances may not be able
to authenticate until the new DSView 3 software server IP address has been programmed into the
managed appliances.
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 289. You may also create a backup manually; see Backing up and Restoring Hub Servers
Manually on page 58.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add . The Add Task Wizard will appear. Click Next .
4. The Select Task to Add window will open.
a. Select Backup DSView database and system files from the drop-down menu.
b. Type a 1-64 character name for the task.
c. Click Next .
5. The Select When to Run the Task window will open. Select a time to run the task, then click
Next . See Specifying when to run tasks on page 278.
6. The Specify DSView System Backup Properties dialog box will appear.
a. Type the directory location in which to create the system backup, which may be a physical
local drive on the DSView 3 software server or a shared network network location
specified by a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path. The Location field cannot be
set to a mapped network drive. The directory name must be entered in case sensitive text if
your operating system supports case sensitive filenames.