Using a Public Key for a Secondary Appliance Backup

Download the public key on the primary Vocera system, and then upload the public key to the secondary appliance used for storage of system backups.

  1. In the primary system, select Set Automatic Backup in the System Backups page.
    The Setup an automatic backup page displays.
  2. Click Download Public Key in the Setup an automatic backup page.

    The id_dsa.pub key file appears in the system's Downloads folder.
  3. Navigate to the id_dsa.pub key file on the primary system in the Downloads folder, open it and copy the contents of the key file.
  4. Log into the secondary system, navigate to System Backups and select Set Automatic Backup.
    The Setup an automatic backup page displays.
  5. Select Secondary in the Appliance type field, and then select Apply.
    The Appliance type is changed from primary (default setting) to secondary on the storage system.
  6. Select Upload Public Key in the Setup an automatic backup page on the storage system.
    The Upload a Public Key dialog appears.
  7. Paste the contents of the primary system's id_dsa.pub public key saved above into the Public Key field.
  8. Select Upload Key in the Upload a Public Key dialog. The available options are:
    • Select Cancel to return to the Setup an automatic backup page without making a change.
    • Select Upload Key to load the primary appliance's public key to the secondary appliance.
    The Upload a Public Key dialog clears.
Next, configure the Transfer to Secondary Appliance settings in Automatic Backups to enable the system backup file transfer. Refer to Configuring Transfer to Secondary System for a Backup for details.