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Backup and Restore FAQ : How do I back up and restore Websense Content Gateway?
How do I back up and restore Websense Content Gateway?
Topic 50214 | Backup and Restore | Web Security Solutions | 11-Mar-2014
Applies to:
Web Security Gateway and Gateway Anywhere, v7.6.x, 7.7.x, and 7.8.x
The Content Gateway configuration snapshot feature lets you save all current configuration settings and restore them if needed. Content Gateway can store configuration snapshots on the node where they are taken, on an FTP server, and on portable media. Content Gateway restores a configuration snapshot on all the nodes in the cluster.
Taking Content Gateway configuration snapshots
You can save all the current configuration settings on your Content Gateway system through the Content Gateway manager.
To take a configuration snapshot and save it on the local system
1.
Navigate to Configure > Snapshots > File System.
2.
The Change Snapshot Directory field displays the name of the directory where Content Gateway saves configuration snapshots.
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The default location is the Content Gateway config/snapshots/ directory.
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To change the directory, enter the full path in the Change Snapshot Directory field.
If you enter a relative path, Content Gateway assumes that the directory is relative to the /opt/WCG/config/ directory.
3.
In the Save Snapshot field, type the name you want to use for the current configuration.
4.
Click Apply.
To take a configuration snapshot and save it on an FTP server
1.
Navigate to Configure > Snapshots > FTP Server.
2.
In the fields provided, enter the FTP server name, the login and password, and the remote directory where the FTP server stores configuration snapshots.
3.
Click Apply.
After you have successfully logged on to the FTP server, the FTP Server page displays additional fields.
4.
In the Save Snapshot to FTP Server field, enter the name of the configuration snapshot you want to take.
5.
Click Apply.
Restoring Content Gateway configuration snapshots
If you are running a cluster of Content Gateway servers, the configuration is restored to all the nodes in the cluster.
To restore a configuration snapshot stored on the local node
1.
Navigate to the Configure > Snapshots > File System tab.
2.
From the Restore > Delete Snapshot drop-down list, select the configuration snapshot that you want to restore.
3.
Click the Restore Snapshot from "<directory_name>" Directory box.
4.
Click Apply.
The Content Gateway system or cluster uses the restored configuration.
To restore a configuration snapshot from an FTP server
1.
Navigate to Configure > Snapshots > FTP Server.
2.
In the fields provided, enter the FTP server name, the login and password, and the remote directory in which the FTP server stores configuration snapshots.
3.
Click Apply.
After you have successfully logged on to the FTP server, the FTP Server tab displays additional fields.
4.
In the Restore Snapshot drop-down list, select the configuration snapshot that you want to restore.
5.
Click Apply.
The Content Gateway system or cluster uses the restored configuration.

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