System Backup

Notes:

• Back up the configuration of the Gaia operating system and of the Security Management Server database. 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.
• Before you do a backup for a Management Server, make sure to close all SmartConsole clients. Otherwise, the backup does not start.
• You can restore a backup file on Gaia OS with the same software version, Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, and hotfixes as installed on the source Gaia OS, on which you collected this backup file.

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.