How do you back up a NetScaler appliance?

Answer

Answer

You can back up the current state of a NetScaler appliance and use the backed up files to restore it the same state. You need to complete this task before doing an upgrade or making other changes to the appliance.

The following list are some best practices:

• The sysid and interfaces should be the same.
• The network configuration should be supported on a new platform.
• The new platform build should be either the same backup file or a higher version.

To back up NetScaler configuration using the command line, complete the following steps:

1. Save the NetScaler configuration using the following command:
   Save ns config
   

   
   
   

2. Create the backup file using the following command:
   Create system backup [<filename>] –level <basic|full> -comment <string>
   

   

   Note: The filename and comment values are optional.
   
   
3. Verify that the backup file was created.
   

   

Alternatively, you can create a backup by navigating to System > Backup and Restore.

To restore the NetScaler configuration using the command line, complete the following steps:

1. Identify the system backup using the following command:
   show system backup
   

   
   
   

2. Restore the back file using the following command:
   restore system backup <filename>
   

   
   
   

3. Reboot the system.

Alternatively, you can use the user interface to restore the NetScaler configuration. Complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to System > Backup and Restore.
   
   
2. Click the File Name.
   
   
3. Select Restore from the action menu.