Using the V-Series appliance backup utility

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Related topics:

Scheduling V-Series appliance backups

V-Series full appliance configuration backups

V-Series component configuration backups

Restoring a V-Series appliance backup file

The Administration > Backup Utility page includes 2 tabs:

Use the Backup tab to initiate configuration backups, schedule recurring backups, or manage existing backup files.

Use the Restore tab to restore an appliance or module configuration from an existing backup file. See Restoring a V-Series appliance backup file.

Two types of backup are available on the V-Series appliance:

A full appliance configuration backup saves all appliance settings, as well as configuration and policy information for all active modules (for example, TRITON AP-WEB and TRITON AP-EMAIL). Websense recommends running a full backup on every appliance in your network on a regular basis.

Note that the full backup file may be smaller than the module backup files, because it is compressed.

A component configuration backup saves all configuration information for the selected module. This includes any client and policy data stored on the selected appliance.


	Note Component configuration backup does not include a Content Gateway option. Content Gateway backups (snapshots) can be performed in Content Gateway manager. Snapshots must be performed manually; there is no scheduling facility.

Backup types and backup status information are shown in the Perform Backup list. To start or schedule a backup, first select the backup type, and then click either Run Backup Now or Configure Backup Schedule (for information about scheduling backups, see Scheduling V-Series appliance backups).

You must initially set up the backup function; it is not automatic. Once you schedule backups, however, those backups will continue to run at regular intervals without requiring further intervention. To stop a scheduled backup from recurring, click Cancel Scheduled Backup.

The Local Backup Files list shows all backup files stored on the current appliance. Select a backup type from the View backups for list to change the type of backup file shown.

Each entry in the list includes the date and time of the backup and the name of the backup file.

For full appliance configuration backup files, the following information is also included:

The patch version of the appliance on which the backup was run. When you restore from a backup, the backup file must be the same version as the appliance you are restoring.

The host name of the backup source.

A comment on the protection mode and policy information in each backup file.


Comment	Protection Mode
TRITON AP-EMAIL	Indicates a full backup of a TRITON AP-EMAIL only appliance.
Web Configuration (Full policy source) Web Configuration (User directory and filtering) Web Configuration (Filtering only)	Indicates a full backup of a TRITON AP-WEB only, or Web Filter & Security only appliance. The policy mode is indicated in parenthesis.
Web Configuration (Full policy source) and TRITON AP-EMAIL Web Configuration (User directory and filtering) and TRITON AP-EMAIL Web Configuration (Filtering only) and TRITON AP-EMAIL	Indicates a full backup of a TRITON AP-WEB and TRITON AP-EMAIL, or Web Filter & Security and TRITON AP-EMAIL appliance. The policy mode is indicated in parenthesis.

Up to 20 appliance backup files and 20 backup files for each module can be stored on the appliance. When the twenty-first backup file is created, the oldest file is automatically deleted.

To download a backup file to another machine, click the file name, then browse to the path where you want to save the file.

To delete local backup files manually, mark the check box next to the backup file name in the Local Backup Files list, and then click Delete.