Create and Schedule Backup of DCF State
Backups can be manually created at any time or scheduled for creation at set intervals. The backups can be encrypted, stored locally, on a USB stick or can be emailed for storage in a remote location.
To open the 'Backup' interface, click 'System' > 'Backup' from the left hand side navigation.
The 'Backup' interface displays a list of backups created so far under 'Backup sets' and allows the administrator to export the backups to desired location for archiving, remove backups and restore a selected backup to rollback the DCF to the respective time point.
Backup Sets - Column Descriptions |
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Column Header |
Description |
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Creation date |
Date and time at which the backup was created. |
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Content |
Displays the components of the appliance state, contained in the backup, its history and errors, if any, occurred during backup creation. The legend is given below:
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Remark |
A short description entered by the administrator during backup creation |
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Actions |
Displays control buttons for exporting, deleting and restoring the backups. - Exports the backup so that the backup can be
saved in the local storage of the computer from which the
administrative console is accessed - Deletes the backup - Restores the backup and rollbacks DCF state to the respective time point. |
The following sections explain in detail on backup tasks: