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====== Automatic backup ======
Automatic backups are configured to perform a backup of the system every day at 11:55 p.m., using the Task Manager application built into Windows.

===== What Gets Backed Up =====

By default, the backup process will save all configuration settings, databases and report information.  This includes the following items:
  * All mailbox records
  * All scheduled events
  * All messages
  * All active templates, including:  notifications, message delivery, call routing, COS, and PBX integration templates
  * All profile and tenant settings
  * All IVR files
  * All custom language files (must be located in the ''CUSTOM'' folder for the given language)
  * WebUI configuration.
  * Wakeup call database
  * Distribution list database
  * Group database
  * Guest database
  * Inventory and room status database (used by the ISI and RSI IVR applications)
  * Line configuration
  * VeMail configuration
  * Hospitality configuration
  * SIP configuration
  * PBX link configuration
  * Push server configuration
  * Hookstate monitor configuration

===== Where Backup Files are Stored =====
All auto-generated backup files are stored in the ''C:\VMBACKUP'' folder.

Each file is named using the format:
<code>
<license number>-<product version>-YYYYMMDDHHMM.vmb
</code>

For example, a backup at 11:30 p.m. on March 15, 2017 on a 7.00.59 system with license number 12345 would produce the following file:
<code>
12345-6-00-59-201703152330.vmb
</code>

===== Logging =====
Each time a backup is performed, it will be logged in the DV2000 system events report.

===== Change the frequency of backup =====
To review or edit the schedule for the backup task, follow these steps:
  - From the Start menu, enter ''Task Scheduler'' in the search box and click on the matching entry.
  - In the left pane, select //Task Scheduler Library//. Then, double click on //DV2000 Database Backup//. \\ {{:images:vs8:guides:task-backup.png?nolink|}}
  - On the //Triggers// tab.  Double-click on the entry in the table, or select it and then click **Edit**.
  - A full discussion of the options on the Edit Trigger dialog is beyond the scope of this document.  However, you can use the settings on this dialog to change the frequency of the task (daily, weekly or monthly) as well as the time of day when it will be performed.  Advanced settings provide further refinement (but for most cases should all be left disabled).  The last setting at the bottom of the dialog, //Enabled//, should remain checked.  If unchecked, the task will be disabled and backups will not be performed.\\ \\ {{:images:vs8:guides:task-backup-triggers.png?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Click **OK** to save your changes and close the Edit Trigger dialog.
  - Click **OK** again to close the Backup Properties dialog.
  - Select **File | Exit** to close the Task Manager.

===== Change the number of backups to retain =====

To review or edit the backup retention setting, follow these steps:
  - From the Start menu, enter ''Task Scheduler'' in the search box and click on the matching entry.
  - In the left pane, select //Task Scheduler Library//. Then, double click on //DV2000 Database Backup//. \\ {{:images:vs8:guides:task-backup.png?nolink|}}
  - On the //Actions// tab.  Double-click on the entry in the table, or select it and then click **Edit**. \\ {{:images:vs8:guides:task-backup-actions.png?nolink|}}
  - To change the retention value, edit the //Add arguments// box, highlighted in the dialog below.  Change the default value of ''10'' at the end of that entry to your desired value.  The minimum value allowed is 2.  For example, if you want to keep only the last 5 backups, change the entry to ''-backup -maxfiles 5'' \\ {{:images:vs8:guides:task-backup-edit-action.png?nolink|}}
  - Click **OK** to save your changes and close the Edit Action dialog.
  - Click **OK** again to close the Backup Properties dialog.
  - Select **File | Exit** to close the Task Manager.