Aruba Networks ClearPass Guest 3.9, Deployment Manual

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Backup and Restore
Click the Backup & Restore command link on the Administrator start page to make backups of the
appliance’s current configuration as well as restore a previous backup.
It is recommended that you make a complete configuration backup of the system after completing a
deployment and after making configuration changes. The scheduled backup command described in the
Import and export visitor accounts
can be of use to ensure that the system’s configuration can be restored in
case of hardware failure or an unintended change to the configuration.
Backing Up Appliance Configuration
The Configuration Ba . ckup command allows you to back up the current configuration of ClearPass
Guest. You can do either a complete backup (default) or a custom backup.
The complete backup does not require any input from you unless you want to alter the backup filename.
Click the
Download Backup button to begin the backup. You will be prompted by your Web browser to
save the backup file
You are also able to do a custom backup.
The custom backup allows you to choose which configuration items of the system should be backed up.
Within each area (Guest Manager, Operator Logins, RADIUS Services, Reporting Manager Definitions and