vShield Zones Administration Guide
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Schedule a Backup of vShield Manager Data
You can only schedule the parameters for one type of backup at any given time. You cannot schedule a
configuration-only backup and a complete data backup to run simultaneously.
To schedule periodic backups of your vShield Manager data
1
Click
Settings & Reports
from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2
Click the
Configuration
tab.
3
Click
Backups
.
4
From the
Scheduled Backups
drop-down menu, select
On
.
5
From the
Backup Frequency
drop-down menu, select
Hourly
,
Daily
, or
Weekly
.
The
Day of Week
,
Hour of Day
, and
Minute
drop-down menus are disabled based on the selected
frequency. For example, if you select
Daily
, the
Day of Week
drop-down menu is disabled as this field is
not applicable to a daily frequency.
6
(Optional) Select the
Exclude System Events
check box if you do not want to back up system event tables.
7
(Optional) Select the
Exclude Audit Log
check box if you do not want to back up audit log tables.
8
Type the
Host IP Address
of the system where the backup will be saved.
9
(Optional) Type the
Host Name
of the backup system.
10 Type the
User Name
required to login to the backup system.
11 Type the
Password
associated with the user name for the backup system.
12 In the
Backup Directory
field, type the absolute path where backups will be stored.
13 Type a text string in
Filename Prefix
.
This text is prepended to each backup filename for easy recognition on the backup system. For example,
if you type
ppdb
, the resulting backup is named as
ppdbHH_MM_SS_DayDDMonYYYY
.
14 From the
Transfer Protocol
drop-down menu, select either
SFTP
or
FTP
, based on what the destination
supports.
15 Click
Save Settings
.
Restore a Backup
To restore an available backup, the
Host IP Address
,
User Name
,
Password
, and
Backup Directory
fields in
the
Backups
screen must have values that identify the location of the backup to be restored. When you restore
a backup, the current configuration is overridden. If the backup file contains system event and audit log data,
that data is also restored.
To restore an available vShield Manager backup
1
Click
Settings & Reports
from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2
Click the
Configuration
tab.
3
Click
Backups
.
4
Click
View Backups
to view all available backups saved to the backup server.
5
Select the check box for the backup to restore.
6
Click
Restore
.
7
Click
OK
to confirm.
I
MPORTANT
Back up your current data before restoring a backup file.
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