Backing up using the Backup All option

To create a full backup on a Network Element basis:

1. Click Administration > Software Management > Upgrade.
2. Click Backup All.
3. On the Upgrade (Backup All) form all Networks Elements are selected for backup by default. Deselect any Network Elements that do not require a backup or alternatively, deselect Action and select any Network Elements required to be backed up. Take notice of the server list for all selected Network Elements. Confirm that all target servers are presented. If any target servers are not presented, click Cancel and review the server status.
4. In the Full backup options pane of the Upgrade (Backup All) form, click Exclude (to perform a full backup of the COMCOL run environment, excluding the database parts specified in the files) or Do Not Exclude (to perform a full backup of the COMCOL run environment without excluding any database parts, which is a longer procedure and produces larger backup files).
5. Click OK to run the back up procedure.

The backup all process saves server information in the background for all servers of a selected network element group that are in the proper state for backup.