Installing a settings snapshot

You can install a settings snapshot during first time configuration to restore prior configuration and policy settings.

About this task

You can download a settings snapshot to restore the IBM QRadar Network Security appliance in case of system failure. You can also apply a settings snapshot that you downloaded from another appliance.

Procedure

  1. On the Settings Snapshots page, click Browse.
  2. In the Snapshots pane, use one or more of the following commands:
    Option Description
    New To create a snapshot, click New, type a comment describing the snapshot, and then click Submit.
    Edit To edit the comment for a snapshot, select the snapshot, click Edit, type a new comment, and then click Submit.
    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: If configuration or policy versions are newer than the firmware version, the settings are rejected. If the configuration and policy versions are older than the firmware version, the settings are migrated to the current firmware version.
    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, select the snapshots, and then click OK.
    Note: You can only upload one snapshot at a time.
    Refresh To refresh the list of snapshots, click Refresh.