SMA1000: Backup and Restore configuration via AMC for CMS

02/22/2024 5 People found this article helpful 359,797 Views

Description

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.

Resolution

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.