Backing up and restoring
System Maintenance
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After registering, you can back up or restore your configuration. The FortiGuard Analysis
and Management Service is useful when administering multiple FortiGate units without
having a FortiManager unit.
You can also upgrade the firmware on your FortiGate unit using the FortiGuard Analysis
and Management Service. Upgrading the firmware is available in the
Firmware Upgrade
section of the backup and restore menu. See
“Upgrading and downgrading firmware
through FortiGuard” on page 259
for more information about upgrading firmware from the
backup and restore menu.
When restoring the configuration from a remote location, a list of revisions is displayed so
that you can choose the configuration file to restore.
To view the basic backup and restore options, go to
System > Maintenance >
Backup & Restore
.
Figure 151: Backup & Restore Central Management options
For
Tip:
For simplified procedures on managing firmware, including backup and restore
options, and on uploading and downloading firmware for your FortiGate unit, see
“Managing firmware versions” on page 91
.
Backup
The options available for backing up your current configuration to the
FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service.
Backup configuration
to:
Select the
FortiGuard
option to upload the configuration to the
FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service.
The
Local PC
option is always available.
Comments:
Enter a description or information about the file in the
Comments
field.
This is optional.
Backup
Select to back up the configuration file to the FortiGuard Analysis and
Management Service.
A confirmation message appears after successful completion of the
backup.
Restore
The options for restoring a configuration file.
Restore configuration
from:
Select the
FortiGuard
option to download the configuration file from
the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service.
Please Select:
Select the configuration file you want to restore from the list. This list
includes the comments you included in the
Comment
field before it
was uploaded to the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service.
The list is in numerical order, with the recent uploaded configuration
first.
Restore
Select to restore the configuration from the FortiGuard Analysis and
Management Service.
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