ENM 18 Operations

For Radio Access

Network

Node Backup Administration Using ENM

 Objectives
In this module you will learn to:

› Describe the features and functions of the

node Backup Administration in ENM
› List the node types that support the node
backup administration features in ENM
› Access the SHM Backup Management
feature and access the features' online
Help
› Describe and configure the Backup
Administration application pages
› View and filter the node backup inventory
in SHM
› View node backup details in SHM
› Create, manage, restore and delete node
backups in SHM
› Manage backups using the ENM CLI

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Node Backup Administration
Tasks

Backup Administration allows the operator perform the

following tasks for supported nodes:
› View Backups on Nodes and ENM
› Create Backups on node
› Upload Backups to ENM
› Delete Backups from ENM or Nodes

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Launch Backup Administration
There are two options to launch the Backup Administration page:
1. After launching the SHM page, in the breadcrumb, expand the
“Software Hardware Manager” dropdown and select “Backup
Administration
2. On the SHM Job Management page, click on the “Backup
Administration” tab . If any jobs are selected in the SHM job
summary table, the tabs will not be visible.

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Access Backup Administration
Help

› To access the Backup

Administration Help,
launch the Alarm
Search application.
› Expand the Help menu
in the upper right
corner of the page.
› Select “App Help”.

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Node Backup Summary
Table

The Backup Summary table:

› Lists the backups for the nodes selected in
the topology panel.
› Shows backup details for each backup
› Shows the location of the backups ( ENM
or Node)

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Backup Administration Page
Layout
Action Bar

Backup
Table

Topology
Tree

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View Backup Details
To view the backup details.
› Select a row from Backup Inventory table
› Click on the “Backup Details” button in the action bar.
Backup details will vary depending the type of node.

ERBS Radio Node

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Node Backup Activities View
Access Path

CPP(L+W RBS) ECIM(L+W+G Radio Node)

Note: L=LTE,W=WCDMA and G= GSM

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Create Backup Job – Overview
› A backup is a combination of software,
configuration, and other vital information stored
in a file on the node. A node supports one or
more backup types.
› The SHM Create Backup Job functionality allows
users to create backup jobs on a selected node
or set of nodes.
› It enables the user to create backup on the node
and upload a copy of the backup to ENM.
› It supports activity configuration per node type.

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Create Backup Job Steps

The following steps are involved in

creating a Backup Job:

1. Launch the Create Backup Job

Wizard
2. Enter job details
3. Select nodes to backup
4. Select backup Activities
5. Set backup schedule
6. View job summary
7. Verify that backups completed

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Create Backup Job
There are three options to launch to Create Backup function
SHM Jobs Page Backup Backup Administration
Action Bar Administration Page Topology
Page Action Bar

Expand the create a Click on the Select the nodes in the

job drop down and “Create Backup topology, expand the
select “Backup Job: Button Actions dropdown and
Nodes” click on “Create Backup
Job”

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Set Backup Job Details

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Select Nodes to backup

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Select Backup Activities

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Set Backup Schedule

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Create A Scheduled Backup

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View Create Backup
Summary

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Restore Backup Job
Overview

› The Restore Backup function allows the user to

restore a backup that is stored on ENM to a node
› The restore function is only supported for the
following node types:
– Baseband Radio Nodes
– DU Radio Nodes

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Restore Backup Steps

The following steps are involved in

creating a Restore Backup job:
1. Launch the Create Restore Job
Wizard
2. Enter Job Details
3. Select Node(s)
4. Select Backup(s)
5. Select Restore Activities
6. Set Restore Schedule
7. View Job Summary
8. Verify Backup is Restored

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 Create Restore Backup Job
There are three options to launch to Create Restore Backup Wizard
SHM Jobs Page Backup Backup Administration
Action Bar Administration Page Topology
Page Action Bar

Expand the create a Click on the Select the nodes in the

job drop down and “Create Restore topology, expand the
select “Restore Job: Button Actions drop down and
Backup” click on “Create Restore
Job”

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Restore Backup Job - Job
Details and Node Selection
› Enter the job name and optional description
› Select Add Topology Data to open the Add Network Objects panel. In the Add Network
Objects panel, locate the nodes using Search, Collections or saved searches to add the
nodes to restore backups on.

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Restore Backup Job - Select
Backups to Restore
› Select the Backup drop down, next to each node name and choose from the list of backups.
› The backup file selected for each node is used to rollback that particular node in the restore
job.

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Restore Backup Job - Select
Restore Activities

› Select the required

restore activities.
› Click on the
information icon next
to each activity name
to view the purpose
of each activity

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Restore Backup Job - Set
Schedule
› To set the schedule for the Restore Backup Job expand the Start dropdown
list.
› Select one of three option to schedule the job
› Individual job activities can be also be scheduled

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Restore Backup Job - View
Summary and Finish
› The Summary section provides a summary of the job details.
› Verify the details and click the “Finish” button to create the job
› Go to the SHM Job Summary page to monitor the job

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Manage Backups Overview

› The SHM Manage Backups functionality enables the user

to perform activities on backups that have been previously
created.
› The activities that you perform, depend on the node-type
on which backup was created
› ERBS Nodes allow the “Set as Startable” task
› ERBS and eNodeB Baseband Radio Nodes allow the “Set
as First in Rollback List” and “Upload to ENM” activities

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Create Manage Backup Job

› In the Backup Administration page

› Select a backup in the Backup table
› Click on the “Manage Backups” button on the action bar
› In the Manage Backups window
› Enter a job name
› Select the activities to manage
› Click the “Create” Button
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Backup Housekeeping
Overview
› The SHM Backup Housekeeping functionality enables you
to define the maximum number of backups that are
retained on the nodes.
› The following activities are supported for each of following
node types
– eNodeB DU Radio Nodes
› Rollback list size
› Clear the rollback list and delete all possible CVs
– NodeB Baseband Radio Nodes
› Number of Backups to keep

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Create Backup
Housekeeping Job Steps
1. Launch the Create Backup Housekeeping
Job Wizard
2. Enter the Job Details
3. Select the Node
4. Select housekeeping activities
5. Set the job Schedule
6. Review the job summary
7. Verify the job completes

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 Launch Create Backup
Housekeeping Job Wizard
There are three options to launch to Create Backup Housekeeping Wizard
SHM Jobs Page Backup Backup Administration
Action Bar Administration Page Page Topology
Action Bar
Expand the create Click on the “Create Select the nodes in the
a job drop down Backup Housekeeping topology, expand the
and select Job” Button Actions dropdown and
“Backup click on “Create Backup
Housekeeping” House Keeping Job”

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Create Backup
Housekeeping jobs

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Create Delete Backup Job

• In the Backup Administration page

• Select on or more backups in the Backup table
• Click on the “Delete” button on the action bar
• In the Manage Backups window
• Enter a job name
• Verify selected the backups are the ones to delete
• Click the “Delete” Button
• User will be redirected to SHM Management page to monitor the job
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Command Examples -
Backups

Description Command
List CVs for selected Node cmedit get RadioNode01 ConfigurationVersion.*
Create a backup on the shm backup -n RadioNode01 -bn CliBackupTest01
node

Create a backup on the shm backup -n RadioNode01 -bn CliBackupTest24 -u

node with and upload to
ENM

Use the online help for the shm and cmedit command
sets for information on using other command options

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 Summary
In this module you have learned to:
› Describe the features and functions of the
node Backup Administration in ENM
› List the node types that support the node
backup administration features in ENM
› Access the SHM Backup Management
feature and access the features' online
Help
› Describe and configure the Backup
Administration application pages
› View and filter the node backup inventory
in SHM
› View node backup details in SHM
› Create, manage, restore and delete node
backups in SHM
› Manage backups using the ENM CLI

cv
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