Motadata Report DB Archival Job
The report DB archival job takes the backup of the database at regular intervals for various data types like log, monitor metric, flow, audit, trap, and ncm. Once the backup is taken and stored, it can later be restored on the server if required. The job creates multiple files with *.tar extension.
To create a scheduler for the same, follow the below steps:
- Go to Scheduler and click New button.
- Select the Motadata Report DB Archival Job job type and click Add. The following popup appears.
Enter the below details:
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Scheduler Name | Enter the name of the scheduler. |
| Status | Select the status of the scheduler. You can enable or disable it. |
| Scheduler Date | Select the date from which the scheduler should start. |
| Run Job At | Select the time when the job should run daily. |
| Email Actions | Select the email actions based on which email notification will be sent. |
| SMS Actions | Select the SMS actions based on which a notification will be sent via SMS to the user. |
| Trap Actions | Select the trap actions. |
| Select Data type | Select the data types whose data you want to generate. The options are: All, Log, Monitor Metric, Flow, Audit, Trap, and NCM. If Log or Flow Data Type is selected, the "System Type" field can be left blank to include all the data. |
| Initial Month | Select the month whose data you want to archive. |
| Duration (In Months) | Select the duration in months till which the data should be kept. |
| FTP Yes/No | Select Yes if you want to store the data on the FTP server. If Yes is selected, enter the FTP server details like FTP/SFTP, IP, Port, Username, and Password. |
| System location | Select the location where you want to store the data. |
| Repeat this job | Enable if you want to repeat the job. |
Once done, click Create.