Coyote Point Systems Equalizer GX Series, Administration Manual

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System Settings
4. In the Destination section, select either FTP URL to upload to an FTP site or Local File to save
the file locally.
a. For FTP URL , you must type the full FTP URL path to the backup file -leaving off
the file name. A terminating slash (/) is required. The italic text shown indicates
the required URL format. Entry of an FTP URL will replace the italic text.
b. If the
Local File
option is selected when you click on the
Backup
button a save
location dialogue box will be displayed. Select a location to save the file and
enter a file name. Click
Save
to save the file locally.
5. Click on the
Backup
button to create the backup file either save it to the specified local dir-
ectory or transfers the file to the FTP server via the URL entered.
Backup (CLI)
The backup archive is created and then uploaded to a URL that specifies an FTP site that can be
reached by Equalizer.
To create a backup and upload to a specific URL, enter the following:
eqcli >
backup url URL name
where:
name
is a string that will be used in the backup file name. The default name is of the form:
URL is the path to save the backup and must be in the form:
ftp://[user[:password]@]server[/path]
The backup file will be in the following format:
systemname-date_time-backup.tbz
When you restore , the
name
is required and must match the name of the backup archive to be
downloaded.
Note - You will be prompted to enter a password if it is not supplied in the URL
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