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Configuring System Settings > Backing up and restoring manager settings
Backing up and restoring manager settings
Email Security Manager Help | Email Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x
The Email Security manager maintains several important configuration setting files, including
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Database configuration
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The Email Security Gateway appliances list
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Email Security Gateway administrator settings
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Presentation report templates and data
You may want to retain a backup copy of these settings to use if a system recovery operation is necessary.
A backup and restore utility is installed, along with Email Security management features, on the manager.
The Backup/Restore function includes a Backup and Restore Log, which displays time-stamped backup and restore activities for the manager.
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Note 
Because the Backup/Restore utility stops the Email Security manager service, backup and restore activities are recorded only in the Backup and Restore log.
Backup and restore functions for an appliance cluster work properly only when cluster settings have not changed between the backup and restore operations. You may have unexpected results if any of the following settings have been changed between the backup and restore.
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Appliance mode (cluster or standalone)
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IP address or host name
You may need to rebuild a cluster if a restore operation encounters problems.
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If you specify your backup file location for a remote server, ensure that your restore operation is configured to restore configuration files from that remote server location.
Backing up settings
The Email Security backup and restore functions are available on the Settings > General > Backup/Restore page. Backup and restore settings made on 1 appliance are applied to all the appliances in your network.
To back up your Email Security manager configuration settings, click Backup to activate the utility and specify a local folder for the backup file. That folder location appears in the File Location field in the Restore Settings section of the page.
If you want to save your backup settings on the Log Database server, mark the check box next to that option in the Backup Settings section. When you make this selection, the Remote Log Database Server Access box is enabled for you to enter the following server information:
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Domain/Host name. Enter the domain if a domain account is used; otherwise, enter the host name of the SQL Server machine.
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User name. Enter a user with SQL Server log-in permission.
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Password. The password may not contain more than 1 double quotation mark.
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Backup/Restore file path. Enter the shared folder path on the remote SQL Server machine (for example, \\10.1.1.2\shared\).
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The Email Security version of the backed up settings must match the version of the currently installed product.
The backup settings file size may not exceed 10 MB.
Click Check Status to ensure that the remote log database server is accessible.
Restoring the settings
Click Restore to use the Email Security backup/restore utility to return your settings to their original, backed up state on the Log Database server. The restore function retrieves the location of the backed up settings and applies them to the manager configuration files. Email Security restarts automatically after configuration settings are restored.
 
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