SMA1000: Backup and Restore configuration via AMC for CMS

The article applies to CMS(Central Management Console) for SMA 1000.

It’s a good practice to back up the configuration data on your appliance, especially if you are working on system changes and may need to revert to an earlier configuration.

There are several options for saving and restoring configuration data: Export configuration data to a local machine, and later import it.

• Exporting involves the complete set of configuration data, but it is possible to do just a partial import.
• Save and restore configuration data files on the appliance: This involves the complete set of configuration data: you cannot save or restore a partial configuration. 

• Saving the Current Configuration on the Appliance and Restoring or Exporting Configuration Data  Stored on the Appliance. You can export the policy from an older SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliance and import it to a newer one, provided the older appliance, in general, predates the newer one by no more than three versions. See the SMA 12.4 Upgrade Guide (sonicwall.com) for information on supported platforms.
  NOTE: Configuration Export will Always be a Full Export from AMC. 

The procedure can be divided into three parts:

• Saving a configuration backup on the appliance.
• Exporting previously saved configuration to a local machine.
• Restoring configuration data stored on the appliance.

Saving a configuration backup on the appliance:
1. In the AMC, navigate to Management Server|Maintain| Maintain Server.In the System Configuration area, click Import/Export.

2. Click the + (New) icon in the Saved Configurations list.

3. Describe this configuration in the Description field and Click Save.

Exporting saved configuration to a local machine :

1.Select the saved configuration.

2.Click export,the saved configuration will be downloaded to the local machine.

Restoring configuration data stored on the appliance.

1. In the AMC, navigate to Management Server|Maintain| Maintain Server.  .In the System Configuration area, click Import/Export.

2. Select a configuration from the Saved Configurations list and Click Restore.

3. After the restore is complete, click Pending changes to apply the new configuration.

NOTE: If the network settings have been changed after saving the backup,the appliance will revert to the previous network configuration.