All backups, scheduled or on-demand, create a backup file in
/usr/local/smx/backups.
Backups include more than the SQL database. Many configuration files (XML files)
scattered throughout ADSP are also included. These files are included in the zip
archive along with the database tables.
If an on-demand backup is done to the desktop, the system performs a regular
backup to /usr/local/smx/backups first and then copies that file to the
desktop.
If a scheduled backup is done to a remote device via SCP or FTP, the system
performs a backup to /usr/local/smx/backups first and then copies that file to
the remote system.
Only the most current backup is kept. Previous backups are deleted from the
/usr/local/smx/backups folder.
The /usr/local/smx/backups directory is root protected. Users cannot delete the
backup file. However, they can copy it to another location.
The format of a backup file looks like:
Backup_8.1.0-10_ECRT236.am.mot.com_20101018000011.zip.enc. The name always
includes the release, the server name, and the
year-month-day-hour-minute-second. The enc at the end of the name
indicates that the file is encrypted. Encrypted files can be emailed securely.
