Secure Mobile Access 12.4 Administration Guide

Snapshot Tool

A snapshot of your configuration can help SonicWall Technical Support or other IT professionals diagnose any problems you are having with the appliance. This file, especially if it includes core dump files, can be quite large (the File Download in the final step will tell you how large).

To save, delete, restore and download a snapshot

  1. In the AMC, navigate to Monitoring > Troubleshooting.

  2. Click the Snapshot tab.

  3. Click New to create snapshot

  4. Select Include full snapshot or Include partial snapshot.

  5. If you select Include partial snapshot then you can select the following information to be included:

    • System configuration

    • System logs

      • Recent ones or All logs.

    • User session infomration

    • Core dump files

    • Network captures

  6. If you plan to send the file to SonicWall Technical Support, you should select Encrypt file to keep sensitive information secure. Technical Support will need the password you assigned to this archive so that they can decrypt the file. Make sure you send it in such a way that it meets your internal security requirements (over the phone or by secure email, for example).

  7. Click Save snapshot. The files are saved in a zip archive named snapshot.tgz.

    Multiple snapshots can be created and saved in appliance. Observe that saved snapshots are displayed in a table view with checkbox for multiple selection.

    When multiple snapshots are selected, the Delete option is enabled. When a single snapshot is selected, both the Download and the Delete options are enabled.

    The limit for saved snapshots is 10. The older snapshots are deleted automatically when more than 10 snapshots are created.

  8. Click the Download to save the compressed file locally.

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