Managing snapshots

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Use snapshots to restore prior configuration and policy settings to the appliance. Back up the appliance on a frequent basis by downloading snapshot files.

About this task

Snapshots are stored on the appliance. However, you can download snapshots to an external drive in case of system failure.

Note: The snapshot files do not contain the internal user registry data. Use standard LDAP back-up tools, using port 636 on the appliance, to back-up and restore the data associated with the internal user registry.

Procedure

  1. Click System > System Settings > Snapshots.
  2. In the Snapshots pane, use one or more of the following commands:
    OptionDescription
    New To create a snapshot, click New, type a comment that describes the snapshot, and then click Save.
    Edit To edit the comment for a snapshot, select the snapshot, click Edit, type a new comment, and then click Save.
    Delete To delete snapshots, select one or more snapshots, and then click Delete.
    Apply To apply a snapshot, select the snapshot, and then click Apply.
    Note: The password of the 'admin' user is not contained in a snapshot. Therefore the password of the 'admin' user will remain unchanged after the application of a snapshot.
    Download To download a snapshot, select the snapshot, click Download, browse to the drive where you want to save the snapshot, and then click Save.
    Note: If you download multiple snapshots, the snapshots are compressed into a .zip file.
    Upload To upload snapshots, click Upload, browse to the snapshots you want to upload and select the snapshots. Wait for the Comment field of the Upload Snapshot window to be populated automatically. When the Comment field is populated, click Save Configuration.
    Note: You can upload only one snapshot at a time.
    Refresh To refresh the list of snapshots, click Refresh.