System Backup

• Back up the configuration of the Gaia operating system and of the Security Management Server database. You can restore a previously saved configuration. The configuration is saved to a *.tgz file. You can store backups locally, or remotely to a TFTP, SCP or FTP server. You can run the backup manually, or on a schedule.
• Save your Gaia system configuration settings as a ready-to-run a CLI shell script. This lets you quickly restore your system configuration after a system failure or migration.

  Notes:

• You can only do a migration using the same Gaia version on the source and target computers.
• When you do a backup for a Management Server, make sure to close all SmartConsole clients. Otherwise, the backup does not start.

Backing Up and Restoring the System - Gaia Portal

To add a backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Backup section.
2	Click Backup. The New Backup window opens.
3	Select the location of the backup file: This appliance - To store the collected backup locally Management - To send the collected backup to the Security Management Server that manages this Security Gateway. SCP server - To send the collected backup to an SCP server. Enter the IP address, User name, Password and Upload path. FTP server - To send the collected backup to an FTP server. Enter the IP address, User name, Password and Upload path. TFTP server - To send the collected backup to a TFTP server. Enter the IP address.

Important - When you create a backup on a Security Management Server, make sure to close all SmartConsole clients. Otherwise, backup does not start.

Note - Gaia Portal does not support the change of backup file names. You can change a backup file name in Expert mode. Make sure not to use special characters.

To restore from a locally saved backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Backup section.
2	Select the backup file and click Restore.

To restore from a remotely saved backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Backup section.
2	Click Restore Remote Backup.
3	Enter the full name of the backup file on a remote server.
4	Select the location of the backup file: Management - To restore the backup from the Security Management Server that manages this Security Gateway SCP server - To restore the backup from an SCP server. Enter the IP address, User name, Password and Upload path. FTP server - To restore the backup from an FTP server. Enter the IP address, User name, Password and Upload path. TFTP server - To restore the backup from a TFTP server. Enter the IP address.
5	Click Restore.

To export a backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Backup section.
2	Select the backup file.
3	Click Export.
4	Click OK to confirm. Make sure you have enough free disk space on your computer.

To import a backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Backup section.
2	Select the backup file.
3	Click Import.
4	Click Browse and select the backup file on your computer.
5	Click Import.

To delete a backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Backup section.
2	Select the backup file.
3	Click Delete.
4	Click OK to confirm.

Backing Up and Restoring the System - Gaia Clish

Description

Collect a backup of the system's configuration. Restore the system's configuration.

Important - When you create a backup on a Security Management Server, make sure to close all SmartConsole clients. Otherwise, backup does not start.

Syntax

• To collect a backup and store it locally:

  add backup local [interactive]

• To collect a backup and upload it to an SCP server:

  add backup scp ip <IPv4 Address of SCP Server> path <Path on SCP Server> username <User Name on SCP Server> [password <Password in Plain Text>] [interactive]

• To collect a backup and upload it to an FTP server:

  add backup ftp ip <IPv4 Address of FTP Server> path <Path on FTP Server> username <User Name on FTP Server> [password <Password in Plain Text>] [interactive]

• To collect a backup and upload it to a TFTP server:

  add backup tftp ip <IPv4 Address of TFTP Server> [interactive]

• To show the status of the latest backup:

  show backup {last-successful | logs | status}

• To show the list of local backups and their location:

  show backups

Important - After you add, configure, or delete features, run the save config command to save the settings permanently.

Note - Gaia Clish does not support change of file names. You can change a file name in Expert mode. Make sure not to use special characters.

Example

gaia> add backup local Creating backup package. Use the command 'show backups' to monitor creation progress. gaia> gaia> show backup status Performing local backup gaia> gaia> show backups backup_gw-8b0891_22_7_2012_14_29.tgz Sun, Jul 22, 2012 109.73 MB gaia>

Description

Restore the system's configuration.

Syntax

• To restore a backup from a local hard disk:

  set backup restore local<SPACE><TAB>

• To restore a backup from an SCP Server:

  set backup restore scp ip <IPv4 Address of SCP Server> path <Path on SCP Server> file <Name of Backup File> username <User Name on SCP Server> [password <Password in Plain Text>] [interactive]

• To restore a backup from an FTP Server:

  set backup restore ftp ip <IPv4 Address of FTP Server> path <Path on FTP Server> file <Name of Backup File> username <User Name on FTP Server> [password <Password in Plain Text>] [interactive]

• To restore a backup from a TFTP Server:

  set backup restore tftp ip <IPv4 Address of TFTP Server> file <Name of Backup File> [interactive]

Note - To restore the Gaia OS configuration quickly after a system failure or migration, use the Gaia Clish configuration feature.