
20 VE Quick Start Guide and Installation Guide
Configure Log Rotation
This task can be completed at any time. It is not required to begin using DDP Enterprise Server - VE.
It is a best practice to
restart the services any time a settings change is made.
Daily log rotation is enabled by default.
To change the default log rotation, from the
Advanced Configuration
menu, select
Logrotate Configuration
.
To disable log rotation, use the Spacebar to enter an X in the No rotation field and select OK.
To enable log rotation, follow these steps:
1
To enable daily, weekly, or monthly rotation, use the Spacebar to enter an
X
in the appropriate field.
For weekly or monthly rotation, enter the appropriate day of the week or month as a numeral.
2
Enter a time for rotation in the Logrotate Time field.
3
Select
OK
.
Backup and Restore
Backups can be configured or performed at any time and are not required to begin using DDP Enterprise Server - VE.
Backups can be stored to an external secure FTP server (recommended) or to the DDP Enterprise Server - VE. If stored on
the VE Server, when the disk is at 90 percent capacity, the oldest backups will be automatically deleted as new backups are
stored.
NOTE: To preserve disk partition space and prevent automatic deletion of backups, remove unnecessary backups from DDP Enterprise
Server - VE.
Backups are run daily, by default. Dell recommends storing backups to an external secure FTP server at a frequency that
meets requirements of the organization for backups and appropriate use of storage space.
To configure a backup schedule
, from the
Advanced Configuration
menu, select
Backup and Restore > Configuration
and
follow these steps:
1
To enable daily, weekly, or monthly backups, use the Spacebar to enter an
X
in the appropriate field.
For weekly or monthly backups, enter the appropriate day of the week or month as a numeral, where Monday=1.
To disable backups, use the Spacebar to enter an X in the No backups field and select OK.
2
Enter a time for backup in the Backup Time field.
3
Select
OK
.
To perform an immediate backup
, from the
Advanced Configuration
menu, select
Backup and Restore > Backup now.
When
the backup confirmation displays,
select OK.
NOTE: Before beginning a Restore operation, all VE Server services must be Running.
Check Server Status
. If all services are not Running,
restart services. For more information, see
Start or Stop VE Servers
. Begin to Restore
only
when
all
services are Running.
To restore from a backup,
from the
Advanced Configuration
menu, select
Backup and Restore > Restore
and select the
backup file to be restored. A
t the confirmation screen select Yes.
VE reboots, and the backup is restored.
Store backups to a secure FTP server
To store backups to an FTP server, the FTP client must support SFTP on port 22.
According to backup requirements of the organization, backups can be downloaded in the following ways:
• Manually
• Through automated script
• Through the organization’s approved backup solution
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