How to backup Cisco UC 540 using CLI

How to backup Cisco UC 540 using CLI

The Cisco® Unified Communications 540 part of the Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business is a critical part of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System. It is an affordable unified communications appliance that provides voice, data, voicemail, automated attendant, video, security, and wireless capabilities while integrating with existing desktop applications such as calendar, email, and customer relationship management (CRM) programs.

Steps to follow to backup the device using CLI

Requirement: Ftp Server Access, FTP client

1. At the Router> prompt, issue the enable command, and provide the required password when prompted. The prompt changes to Router#, which indicates the router is now in privileged mode.

2. Configure the ftp username and password.

   1. #config terminal

   2. (config)# ip ftp username Xyfon

   3. (config)# ip ftp password Xyfon123

   4. (config)#end

3. Copy the confirmation to the FTP server –

   1. #copy running-config ftp:

      1. Address or name of remote host []? 10.10.10.10

      2. Destination filename [UC_540_config]? Backup_UC_540-config

      3. Writing Backup_UC_540-config!

      4. 1030 bytes copies in 3.351 secs (208 bytes/secs)

      5. #

   2. Open the configuration file with a text editor. Search and remove any line any line that starts with “AAA”. This step is to remove any security commands that can lock you out of the router.

4. Backup the router : #service-module integrated-service-engine 0/0 session

5. Ser int 0/0 sess#:Enable

6. Enter the credentials for the router

7. # config terminal

8. Add ftp path by typing # backup server url <ftp://ftp server/folder> (eg. ftp://10.10.10.10/backup)

9. Add backup revisions by typing # Backup revisions 1 (or any number)

10. Exit the config by typing #exit

11. At the prompt type, #offline (CUE will go down and all voicemails calls would be disconnect. The System would prompt to backup your running config which we have done in Step 3.

12. At the prompt type, #Backup category <All/Data/Configuration>

13. Once the backup is completed, the system would return to the prompt#

14. On the prompt type #continue

15. Exit the config

16. Verifying with the ftp location, you would see the following

    1. Running config [Backup_UC_540-config and history.log

    2. Folders called

       1. Configuration_1

       2. Data_1

       3. HistoricalData_1

       4. TimeCardView_1