Chapter 7 Upgrading and Backing Up System Software
Backing Up System Database Files
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PSAX 20 Access Concentrator User Guide
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Release 6.3.0
Backing Up System Database Files
We recommend that you back up your system, module, and connection
configuration database files to a storage medium separate from the hard disk
on the CPU component.
!
CAUTION:
After initially configuring your Access Concentrator system, and after
every configuration modification, be sure to back up the files to a
separate storage medium.
You can use one of the following methods:
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Upload the database files using FTP server software (see the following
section, “Backing Up Database Files Using FTP”)
•
Transfer files using the XModem or YModem serial transfer protocol (see
”Backing Up Database Files Using XModem/YModem File Transfer” on
page 7-26)
Configuration and
Connections Data
Files
The files containing your configuration and connection data are named as
follows:
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System configuration database—ssid.def
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System backup file database—ssid.bak
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Password setup—console.def (this file exists only if you have changed
your password from the system default password)
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Module configuration database—ecd.bak
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Module backup file database—ecd.def
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Pnni configuration database—pnnimib.db
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Pnni backup file database—pnnimib.bak
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Connection configuration database—cnctn.db
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Vipr task configuration database—vipr.cfg
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Soft-pvc configuration database—spvc.db
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Firmware configuration database—fwc.def
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Event management configuration information—eventmgr.cfg
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IISP CBR route table—iisp.cbr (this file exists even if you have no
configured SVCs on your Access Concentrator system)
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IISP VBR route table—iisp.vbr (this file exists even if you have no
configured SVCs on your Access Concentrator system)
Backing Up Database Files Using FTP
To back up database files to a separate storage medium using FTP, perform the
steps in the following procedure.