Scheduling Periodic Automatic Exports of Configuration Data

Use the following procedure to schedule periodic automatic Exports of configuration data files to the local Export Server Directory or to the local File Management area.

Note:

When the selected Export Directory is the Export Server Directory, the file is exported to a temporary Export directory on the local system. A remote Export Server must be configured before the exported file can be transferred to the specified directory on the configured remote Export Server. See the online help for the Administration > Remote Servers > Data Export page and Help for instructions to configure a remote Export Server.

If no remote Export Server is configured, or if the exported configuration data could be used for Import operations on the local system, select File Management Directory as the Export Directory.

1. Select Diameter Common > Export.

   The Diameter Common > Export page appears.

2. In the Export Application pulldown list, select ALL, Diameter, IPFE, RADIUS, or the activated DSR Application from which the configuration data will be exported.
   If you selected ALL, go to 4.
3. In the Export Data pulldown list, select ALL or the configuration folder that contains the data that will be exported from the selected Export Application type.
4. Select the radio button for the Export Frequency of the scheduled Exports. (Do not select Once.)
5. Either use the default Task Name (DSR Configuration Export), or change the name if desired for the Export operation.
   The Task Name is required when the Export Frequency is not Once.
6. If a description of the Export task is desired, enter the Description in the text box (up to 255 characters).
7. Select the radio button for the Export Directory to which the file will be exported.
   Select either the Export Server Directory (the default), or the File Management Directory.

   Select the File Management Directory if no remote Export Server has been configured.

8. Enter or select the time or day information to specify when the scheduled Export operations will occur.
   • If Export Frequency is Hourly, enter (type or click the arrows) the Minute of each hour (0-59) when the file will be exported.
   • If Export Frequency is Daily, enter (type, or click in the box and select from the pulldown list) the Time of Day when the file will be exported. Select from 15-minute intervals or enter a specific time.
   • If Export Frequency is Weekly,
     • Select the radio button for the Day of Week on which the file will be exported.
     • Enter (type, or click in the box and select from the pulldown list) the Time of Day when the file will be exported. Select from 15-minute intervals or enter a specific time.
9. Click Ok to save the schedule.
   To view, edit, or delete the saved schedule task, select Status & Manage > Tasks > Active Tasks or click the link in the indication to open the Status & Manage > Tasks > Scheduled Tasks page.
   The schedule can be changed or deleted on the Status & Managed > Tasks > Scheduled Tasks page.
10. To view the progress of an Export operation, you can:
    • Select the Tasks icon near the top of the Diameter Common > Export page.
    • Select Status & Manage > Tasks > Active Tasks to open the Status & Manage > Tasks > Active Tasks (Filtered) page.
11. To locate a file in the File Management area or to view the log file from an Export operation, click File Management to open the Status & Manage > Files (Filtered) page.