Create and edit backup profiles through the Address Manager UI.
You can create your own backup profile and configure the settings, or edit an existing backup profile. You can add scheduled backup information to run the backup automatically.
Note: When configuring a backup profile with
a remote host, ports 21 (for FTP) or 22 (for SFTP) must be open on the
firewall between Address Manager and the remote host. For more
information on service ports, protocols, and usage, refer to Address Manager service ports.
To create or edit a backup profile, or to schedule backups:
- Select the Settings tab in the sidebar.
- Under Database management, select Database backup and restore.
- Select the Database backup schedules tab.
- If you are creating a new backup profile, click New. If you are editing a backup profile, click the name of the backup profile and click Edit in the backup profile details window.
- Under Name, enter the name of the backup profile.
- Under Schedule, select how frequently you would like
to perform the backup. The frequency can be one of the following:
- Never: The backup is executed on demand.
- Daily: The backup is run daily at a specific time. If you select Daily, the Start time field appears where you can enter the time of day when the backup is performed.
- Weekly: The backup is run weekly on a specific date and time. If you select Weekly, the Start time field appears where you can enter the day of the week to start the weekly backups and the time of day when the backup is performed.
- Under Backup file prefix, enter the file prefix of the
backup files. The prefix must contain up to 10 alphanumeric characters without
spaces.When a backup is performed, the backup file uses the prefix and saves the backup using the following naming convention: <file_prefix>_<backup_profile_name>_<version>_<date_time_of_backup>.bak. For example, backup_default_25.1-XXX.GA.bcn_202412171506.bak
- Under Maximum file count, select the maximum number of backup files that you would like to save.
- Select the Local backup checkbox to save the files locally. When selected, backup files are saved on the local server in the /data/backup directory. When the checkbox is not selected, backup files aren't saved on the local server. A backup schedule can save files both locally and remotely.
- Select the Remote backup checkbox to save files to a
remote location. When selected, enter the following information:
- Remote host: enter the host name or IP address
for the host. The host name may contain up to 255 characters without
spaces. The remote host must be running an FTP service.
Note: If you are entering a hostname/FQDN for the remote host, ensure that name servers are configured on the Address Manager server before the backup profile is run. For more information, refer to Adding Name Servers.
- Remote directory (Optional): enter the directory or directory path in which you want to save the backup files on the remote host. The directory path may contain up to 1024 characters without spaces.
- Remote user: enter the username used to log in to the remote host. The username may contain up to 64 characters without spaces.
- Remote password: enter the password used to log in to the remote host. The password may contain up to 64 alphanumeric and special characters without spaces. You can't use any of the following characters in the password: ~ ; > $ < > ‘’ \ / “” & , : ^ [ ] ( ).
- Remote host: enter the host name or IP address
for the host. The host name may contain up to 255 characters without
spaces. The remote host must be running an FTP service.
- Under Transfer protocol, select FTP to transfer the backups remotely using FTP or select SFTP to transfer the backups remotely using SFTP. By default, the backup uses FTP.
- Click Create to create a new profile, Create and add another to create the new profile and create another backup profile, or select Save to save the changes to the existing profile.