No OS Administration tasks should be performed while a backup is running, because DRS locks the platform API and blocks OS Administration requests.

Checked 2026-09-24

Do not perform any OS Administration tasks while a backup is running
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem
Disaster Recovery System
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
Release 15 and SUs
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Unified CM backup and upgrade: source note cucm-backup-upgrade-drs-no-os-admin. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-backup-upgrade-drs-no-os-admin

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-backup-upgrade-drs-no-os-admin,
  title  = {Unified CM backup and upgrade: source note cucm-backup-upgrade-drs-no-os-admin},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-backup-upgrade-drs-no-os-admin},
  note   = {Source note cucm-backup-upgrade-drs-no-os-admin, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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