Regular backups
Make a backup before executing operations that can cause large configuration changes, such as:
• Upgrading the firmware
• Running the CLI commands execute factoryreset or execute restore
• Clicking the Restore button in the System Information widget on the dashboard
To mitigate impact in the event of a network compromise, always password-encrypt your backups. If your operating system does not support this feature, you can encrypt the file using third-party software.
Once you have tested your basic installation and verified that it functions correctly, create a backup. Aside from being an IT best practice, this “clean” backup can be used to:
• troubleshoot a non-functional configuration by comparing it with this functional baseline (via a tool such as
diff)
• batch-configure FortiRecorder appliances by editing the file in a plain text editor, then uploading the finalized configuration to multiple appliances (see
“Restoring a previous configuration”)
After you have a working deployment, back up the configuration again after any changes. This will ensure that you can rapidly restore your configuration exactly to its previous state if a change does not work as planned.
To back up the configuration
1. Log in to the web UI as the admin administrator.
Other administrator accounts do not have the required permissions.
2. Go to Monitor > System Status > Status.
3. In the
System Information widget, in the
System configuration row, click
Backup.
If your browser prompts you, navigate to the folder where you want to save the configuration file. Click Save.
Your browser downloads the configuration file. Time required varies by the size of the file and the speed of your network connection, but could take several seconds. The default file name is
<hostname>_YYYYMMDD.conf, where
hostname is defined when you configure the mail server settings (see
“Configuring FortiRecorder to send notification email”) and YYYYMMDD is the timestamp of the backup.
See also