Configure the Vision Database Storage and Setup the VMAX Backup Configuration File

Goals
 

• Set scheduler task for VCE Vision configuration database backup, and create a backup VMAX configuration file

Facts 
 

• VCE Vision 2.5.1 or higher  

Solution
 

• Enable the TFTP client on the Windows host machine where Solutions Enabler with SMI-S Provider is installed.
• Ensure you have the IP address of the VCE Vision software virtual machine to which you want to backup the configuration databases.
• Save the ‘VMAXConfigBackup.bat’ script to your local file system

1. Log in to the Windows host machine where Solutions Enabler with SMI-S Provider is installed.
2. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler. The Task Scheduler window opens.
3. In the left navigation pane, right-click Task Scheduler and then select Create Task from the drop-down menu. The Create Task dialog opens.
4. On the General tab, specify a name for the task.

• You should specify a name that is meaningful and easy to recognize; for example, VMAX Config Backup.

5. Optionally, enter a description in the description field.

• The description can help you find this task if you need to modify or delete it later.

Example: “This task runs a batch script to back up the Solutions Enabler configuration databases.”

6. Select the Run whether user is logged on or not option. Select the Triggers tab.
7. Click New to create a new trigger. The New Trigger dialog opens.
8. Do the following in the Settings frame:

• Select Daily.
• Set a start time.
• Enter 1 in the Recur every ... days field.

9.  Do the following in the Advanced settings frame:

• Select the Repeat task every: check box and enter 12 hours.
• In the For a duration of box, select Indefinitely.
• Select Enabled.

10. Click OK to save the trigger. The New Trigger dialog closes.
11. Select the Actions tab on the Create Task dialog.
12. Click New to create a new action. The New Action dialog opens.
13. In the Action drop-down list, select Start a program.
14. In the Program/Script field, browse to the location of VMAXConfigBackup.bat on your local file system.
15. In the Add arguments field, specify the IP address of the Vision software virtual machine to which you want to backup the configuration databases.
16. Click OK to save the action. The New Action dialog closes.
17. Review the settings on the Create Task dialog and then click OK. The task to back up the configuration databases automatically runs as scheduled every 12 hours.
 
After completing this task, follow these steps to ensure that the VMAX configuration is backed up properly.
 
1. After the VMAXConfigBackup.bat script on the Windows host completes its first scheduled run, check this location on the Vision Core VM for the backup files: /var/lib/tftpboot/storage.
The following VMAX configuration files should be present after the backup script on the Windows hosts has run:
 

symapi_db.bin
accessdb.bin

 
2. After the Vblock System Configuration Collector completes its scheduled run, check the following location to make sure the VMAX configuration files are backed up: /opt/vce/backup/storage.