Scheduling Backups of a Device Configuration

 

• The Backups feature works at both All Tenants level and Tenant level.
• Backups scheduled at the All Tenants level are not available at the Tenant level.

To schedule backups of a device configuration

1. Navigate to Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Backups > Schedule tab.

2. Click the Add icon to Add Schedule.

   1. Define schedule of the backup in Schedule Configuration.

      1. Enter a Schedule Name.

      2. Select the Backup Type between TSR and EXP.

         The settings files (EXP) can be used for recovery and the Technical-Support-Reports (TSR) can be used for troubleshooting.

      3. Select the Run Type:

         • Select Scheduled to take auto backup of the device configuration at a specific time interval.
         • Select On-Demand to create configuration and Run the schedule manually as and when needed.
      4. Set the Delivery Interval between Weekly and Monthly.

      5. Specify the maximum number of backups that Firewall Management retains for each firewall.

          

         • You can configure this value up to a maximum of 10.
         • When the number of backup files in Firewall Management reaches the specified limit, Firewall Management automatically deletes the oldest backup to maintain the defined count.
      6. Select the Schedule Time to take backup of the device configuration.

      7. Enable Edit Weekly Schedule Day or Edit Monthly Schedule Date to set the day or date on which the backup should be taken.

         • Edit Weekly Schedule Day is available when you set Delivery Interval as Weekly
         • Edit Monthly Schedule Date is available when you set Delivery Interval as Monthly
      8. Set Day or Date on which the backup should be taken.

      9. Enable the Password Protect to encrypt the backup with a password.

         The password defined in the rule is required to extract the downloaded backup file.

         1. Enter a Password to encrypt the backup.
         2. Re-enter the same password to Confirm Password.

      10. Click Next to proceed to Device Selection screen.

          

   2. Select the devices.

      1. In the Device Selection screen, Select Devices that are online and offline from the list or select All Devices.

          

         • You can Search for the device you want or filter the devices using Group By drop-down menu.
         • Toggle the switch to Show only online devices to filters the devices that are online.
         • You can customize the table to show or hide columns using Grid option.

         At Tenant level: When you create a scheduled backup at the Tenant level, you can do one of the following:

         • All: Include all devices in that tenant.
         • Select Devices: Select specific devices from that tenant.

         

         At All Tenants: When you create a scheduled backup at the All Tenants level, you can do one of the following:

         • Select Tenant: Include all devices from one or more tenants. All devices from the selected tenants are added to the schedule.

           Tenants for which a backup is already scheduled will not be available for selection.

         • Select Devices: Select devices from any tenant. You can choose multiple devices across multiple tenants.

         

      2. Click Next after choosing the devices or tenants to review.

   3. Review the added backup configuration details. Do one of the following:

      • Click Previous to make any changes to added configuration information.

      • Click Save to create a backup schedule.

        

      The backup schedule is now created and display on the Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Backups page.