How to create a backup of device configuration using NSM to track history of configuration changes?

This article will help create a manual Backup of Device Configuration to track history of configuration changes. This action will create a new config snapshot for the firewall. This can help us find out changes carried out on the firewall before we can make any new changes and can do a config difference between two backups.

To create a configuration backup of a device:

1. Navigate to Manager View | Firewalls |Inventory.
   
2. Hover over the device for which you want to create a configuration backup and click Ellipses icon in the Action column and click on Create Backup Configuration.
   
   
3. Click Confirm to create the backup.
   

To validate the backup:

1. Navigate to Manager View | Config Management > Audit and Select the appropriate device from the Devices drop-down list.                                                                               
2. View the entries in the Audit table to find the backup.
   
3. Click the arrow next to the date of the backup. The entry expands to show the configuration file that
   was backed up.
   
   NOTE: This can help us find out changes carried out on the firewall before we can make any new changes and can do a config difference between two backups.