Both models of the ShoreTel VG90 and VG50 are availabe in V switch configurations. The V switch configuration enables you to provide local voice mail and autoamted attendant functionality to a smalll site economically. Compared to the cost of adding a distributed voice mail server, the SG50V and SG90V are economically viable alaternatives that should be considered as you plan for resilency and site continuity during a WAN outage.
Due to the CF card capacity, daily backup of voice mail and automated-attendnat is advised. When automatic backup is enabled in the ShoreWare Director, it begins immediately after the server completes its daily house-keeping operations. Automatic Backup Stores Voicemail, Auot Attendant Data and switch log fiels to an FTP server. After completion of the daily file-system cleanup taks, the switch begings automatic backup. A time stamp is appended to the name of the files copied to the target server.
Automatic backup provides a source for the most recent days voice mail and the other data in the event of a system failue. It is not intended to be an archive of voice messages or a sourc fo retrieving deleted voice mail. The following silent film clip walks you through the process of setting up an FTP site and properly configuring the ShoreWare Director for V switch backup!