Grass Valley iControl V.6.02 - Manual (Page 481)

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Backup and Restore
Backup File
In the iControl documentation and iControl system a backup refers to creation of one backup
file that contains all iControl related services and their configurations, Web sites, GSM, and
scripts. Backups can be restored on the Application Server where the backup was originally
created OR on another Application Server that you want to have configured in the same way.
Restore
Restore refers to the replacement of a backup file on an Application Server which restores all
iControl related services, Web sites, GSM, and scripts can also be restored.
See also
For more information about:
• Auto-failovers, see "Configuring and Managing Application Server Redundancy" ,
on page 477.
• Redundancy Groups, see page 465 .
Note: It is possible to set a schedule for an Application Server to perform automatic
backups.
See also
For more information, see:
• "Manually Backing Up an Application Server" on page 473
• "Scheduling Automatic Backups of an Application Server" on page 475
IMPORTANT: Restoring a backup file must be done on an Application Server running the same
software version as the server from which the backup file was created.
See also
For more information, see "Restoring Configuration Data to an Application Server"
on page 476.