Manage snapshots

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

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

Steps

1. Click System > System Settings > Snapshots.

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 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. 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 we want to save the snapshot, and then click Save. If we download multiple snapshots, the snapshots are compressed into a .zip file.
   Upload	To upload snapshots, click Upload, browse to the snapshots we 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. We can upload only one snapshot at a time.
   Refresh	To refresh the list of snapshots, click Refresh.

Parent topic: System settings