Juniper NETWORK AND SECURITY MANAGER 2010.3, Administration Manual

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Backing up an SA or IC Device
To create backup versions of the data in an IC or SA device:
1.
From the device tree or device list view, right-click on the device on which you want
to perform a backup and select
Backup Manager . The Backup Manager dialog box
appears listing all existing backup versions of the device.
2.
Click the Backup button in the Backup Manager dialog box. The Backup Comment
dialog box appears.
3.
Enter the comment that you want to associate with this backup and click OK .
Restoring SA or IC Devices
To restore a backed up version of the data to one or more IC or SA devices:
1.
From the device tree or device list view, right-click on the device on which you want
to perform a backup and select
Backup Manager . The Backup Manager dialog box
appears listing all existing backup versions of the device:
2.
Select the backup version you want to restore and click on the Restore button. The
Restore to Device(s) dialog box appears.
3.
Select the device or devices to which you want to restore the backup version and
click
OK .
Backing up multiple SA or IC Devices
To create backup versions of the data in multiple IC or SA devices:
1.
Select Devices > Configuration > Backup Device(s) from the menu bar. The Backup
Device(s) dialog box appears.
2.
Enter comments for the backup in the Comments text-box and select the devices
which you want to backup and click
OK .
Configuring Preferences for Backing up and Restoring SA or IC Devices
To configure preferences for backup and restore of SA or IC devices:
1.
Select Tools > Preference from the menu bar. The New Preferences dialog box
appears.
2.
In the preference navigation tree, select Config Backup Settings .
3.
In the Config Backup Settings pane:
1.
Specify the maximum number of backup versions that should be saved for a
device. The default value is 3 while the maximum allowed is 5 versions.
2.
Select the Purge Config File versions checkbox to automatically purge older
backed up versions of the device after the maximum limit of backup versions
has been exceeded. If this option is disabled, once the maximum limit for number
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