Configuring Scheduled Backups

Configuring Scheduled Backups - Gaia Portal

To add a scheduled backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Scheduled Backup section.
2	Click Add Scheduled Backup.
3	In the Backup Name field, enter the name of the job. The maximal length is 15 characters. The name can consist only of letters, numbers, or underscore "_".
4	In the Backup Type section, configure 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.
5	In Backup Schedule section, configure the frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) for this backup.
6	Click Add. The scheduled backup shows in the Scheduled Backups table.

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

To delete a scheduled backup:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click Maintenance > System Backup. Refer to the Scheduled Backup section.
2	Select the backup to delete.
3	Click Delete.

Configuring Scheduled Backups - Gaia Clish

Description

Configure a scheduled backup of the system configuration.

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

Syntax

To add a backup schedule that stores the backup file locally:

add backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> local
To add a backup schedule that uploads the backup file to an FTP server:

add backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> ftp ip <IPv4 Address of FTP Server> path <Path on FTP Server> username <User Name on FTP Server> password <Password in Plain Text>
To add a backup schedule that uploads the backup file to an SCP server:

add backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> scp ip <IPv4 Address of SCP Server> path <Path on SCP Server> username <User Name on SCP Server> password <Password in Plain Text>
To add a backup schedule that uploads the backup file to a TFTP server:

add backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> tftp ip <IPv4 Address of TFTP Server>
To configure the backup schedule to run each day:

set backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> recurrence daily time <HH:MM>
To configure the backup schedule to run each month on specified date and time:

set backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> recurrence monthly month <1-12> days <1-31> time <HH:MM>
To configure the backup schedule to run each week on specified day of week and time:

set backup-scheduled name <Name of Schedule> recurrence weekly days <1-6> time <HH:MM>
To show the scheduled backup configuration:

show backup-scheduled<SPACE><TAB>

show backup-scheduled <Name of Schedule>
To delete a scheduled backup:

delete backup-scheduled<SPACE><TAB>

delete backup-scheduled <Name of Schedule>

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

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`name <`Name of Schedule`>`	Defines the name of the scheduled backup: The maximal length is 15 characters. The name can consist only of letters, numbers, or underscore "_".
`ftp ip <`IPv4 Address of FTP Server`>`	Specifies the IPv4 address of the remote FTP server.
`scp ip <`IPv4 Address of SCP Server`>`	Specifies the IPv4 address of the remote SCP server.
`tftp ip <`IPv4 Address of TFTP Server`>`	Specifies the IPv4 address of the remote TFTP server.
`path <`Path on FTP Server`>`	Specifies the path on the FTP remote server where to upload the backup file.
`path <`Path on SCP Server`>`	Specifies the path on the SCP remote server where to upload the backup file.
`username <`User Name on FTP Server`>`	Specifies the user name required to log in to the remote FTP server.
`username <`User Name on SCP Server`>`	Specifies the user name required to log in to the remote SCP server.
`password <`Password in Plain Text`>`	Specifies the password (in plain text) required to log in to the remote server.
`recurrence daily time <`HH:MM`>`	Specifies that the job should run once a day - every day, at specified time. Enter the time of day in the 24-hour clock format - <Hours>:<Minutes>. Example: 14:35
`recurrence monthly month <1-12> days <1-31> time <`HH:MM`>`	Specifies that the job should run once a month - on specified months, on specified dates, and at specified time. Months are specified by numbers from 1 to 12: January = 1, February = 2, ..., December = 12. Dates of month are specified by numbers from 1 to 31. To specify several consequent months, enter their numbers separate by commas. Example: for January through March, enter 1,2,3 To specify several consequent dates, enter their numbers separate by commas. Example: for 1st, 2nd and 3rd day of month, enter 1,2,3
`recurrence weekly days <1-31> time <`HH:MM`>`	Specifies that the job should run once a week - on specified days of week, and at specified time. Days of week are specified by numbers from 0 to 6: Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, Wednesday = 3, Thursday = 4, Friday = 5, Saturday = 6. To specify several consequent days of a week, enter their numbers separate by commas. Example: for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, enter 0,1,2