User Guide: AWC plug-in version 3.13.1 for VST-APL

Backup and Restore AWC Plug-in System

Operation Reference > Plug-in System Data Management > Backup and Restore AWC Plug-in System

Backup System Data
Restore System Data
This section explains how to backup and restore the AWC Plug-in system.
Note
Make sure that directories and files used for backup and restoration do not contain any multibyte characters.
Note
The size of backup files that can be restored on the AWC Plug-in's Web GUI is 1000 MB (1,024,000 KB) or less.
If the size of the backup file exceeds the above, the restoration will fail.
If the size of the acquired backup file exceeds the above, use the following method to reacquire a backup file with a smaller size.

Backup System Data

System Data includes the AWC Plug-in's AP management configuration and system settings.
Note
It does not contain Vista Manager EX's AMF device information, licenses, and the SNMP Plug-in's network management data.
Data managed by Vista Manager EX and the SNMP plug-in system should be backed up by a separate utility for each system.
Therefore, it is recommended that you also take backups for Vista Manager EX and the SNMP Plug-in when you backup AWC Plug-in system data.
Note
It is recommended that you take a backup regularly.
In the AT-VST-APL version, you can perform a backup and restoration from the System Setting screen.
Note
The VST-APL version of the AWC Plug-in does not come with an external utility to perform backups and restores.
  1. Log in to Vista Manager EX using an Admin account.
  2. Select "System Setting" from the AWC Plug-in menu.
  3. Check the "Include Log Data" checkbox to the right of the "Backup" button under "System Maintenance".
    Checking the checkbox downloads the log data as a backup file as well.
    If you do not need the log data, leave the checkbox unchecked.
  4. Click the "Backup" button in the System Maintenance section.
  5. After the backup is taken, download of the backup file starts.
    From your web browser's dialog box, save the backup file to your local computer.
    A backup filename will be in the format of "config_atawc-X.X.X_-YYYYMMDD-hhmmss.zip".

Restore System Data

Note
When Vista Manager EX starts for the first time after restoring the previous version's backup file, the AWC Plug-in will automatically apply the settings to the APs. Please note that this operation will temporarily stop wireless traffic.
Note
The AT-VST-APL version of the AWC Plug-in does not support the restoration of backup files containing multibyte characters in the name of the scheduled operation.
Note
The users' network permissions database for AWC management group is retained in Vista Manager EX.
When restoring the backup file of the AWC Plug-in, the data related to the AWC Plug-in will be initialized once. If you restore the AWC Plug-in after Vista Manager EX, the management group permissions information of the users for the management group will be deleted and the association may not be correct even after the restoration.
If you restore Vista Manager EX after the AWC Plug-in, the users' management group permissions information for AWC Plug-in's management groups will be restored correctly.
When restoring only the backup file of the AWC Plug-in to the operating Vista Manager EX system, set the users' management group permissions again after the restoration.
Note
Restoring a backup file made on another platform is not supported.
In the AT-VST-APL version, you can perform a backup and restoration from the System Setting screen.
Note
The VST-APL version of the AWC Plug-in does not come with an external utility to perform backups and restores.
  1. Log in to Vista Manager EX using an Admin account.
  2. Select "System Setting" from the AWC Plug-in menu.
  3. To restore system settings from a backup file, check the "Restore System Setting" checkbox under "Restore" in "System Maintenance".
    System Configuration includes the following:
    • Database Setting
      • Maximum Memory Usage
    • Network Map Setting
      • Wireless Device Topology Data Update-Interval
    • Logging Configuration
      • Maximum Number of Logs
      • Retention Period
  4. Click on the "Restore" button in the System Maintenance section.
    The "Restore" dialog box will appear.
  5. Click on the "Select File" button and select a backup file.
  6. Click "Run".
  7. Click "OK" on the confirmation dialog box.
  8. After the restoration process has finished, a dialog box which shows the restoration is complete will appear. Click "OK".

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