Cisco 3.3 - Manual (Page 722)

Appendix D CSUtil Database Utility
Backing Up Cisco Secure ACS with CSUtil.exe
D-6
User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server
78-16592-01
Backing Up Cisco Secure ACS with CSUtil.exe
You can use the -b option to create a system backup of all Cisco Secure ACS
internal data. The resulting backup file has the same data as the backup files
produced by the ACS Backup feature found in the HTML interface. For more
information about the ACS Backup feature, see
Cisco Secure ACS Backup,
page 8-9 .
Note During the backup, all services are automatically stopped and restarted. No users
are authenticated while the backup is occurring.
To back up Cisco Secure ACS with CSUtil.exe, follow these steps:
Step 1 On the computer running Cisco Secure ACS, open an MS DOS command prompt
and change directories to the directory containing CSUtil.exe. For more
information about the location of CSUtil.exe, see
Location of CSUtil.exe and
Related Files, page D-2 .
Step 2 Type:
CSUtil.exe -b filename
where filename is the name of the backup file. Press Enter.
CSUtil.exe displays a confirmation prompt.
Step 3 To confirm that you want to perform a backup and to halt all Cisco Secure ACS
services during the backup, type Y and press Enter.
CSUtil.exe generates a complete backup of all Cisco Secure ACS internal data,
including user accounts and system configuration. This process may take a few
minutes.
Note CSUtil.exe displays the error message “Backup Failed” when it attempts
to back up components of Cisco Secure ACS that are empty, such as when
no administrator accounts exist. These apply only to components that are
empty, not to the overall success or failure of the backup.