How do I back up and restore my Web Security policy and configuration data?

Topic 50523 | Web Security FAQ | Websense Web Security Solutions | Updated 07-Feb-2014


Applies To:	Websense Web Filter, Web Security, Web Security Gateway, and Web Security Gateway Anywhere, v7.7 and 7.8

Web Security solutions include a command-line Backup Utility (also accessible via Appliance Manager) that makes it easy to back up your settings and policy data and to revert to a previous configuration. The backed up data can also be used to import configuration data after an upgrade.

The Backup Utility saves global configuration information stored in the Policy Database, local configuration information stored by each Policy Server, and specific component initialization and configuration files. The backup can be run manually at any time or scheduled to run at a regular interval.

Files created by the Backup Utility can be used to restore configuration data or revert to an earlier configuration. When restoring configuration data:

Make sure you restore data for the components that exist on the machine.

Do not restore file backups from a machine with one operating system/platform to a machine with a different operating system/platform.

If you need to transfer a Web Security configuration from one platform to another (for example, because of changes in hardware or operating system support), see "Moving Web Security policy components to a new machine" in the Deployment and Installation Center (version 7.7 or version 7.8)

See the Backup and Restore FAQ for full instructions for backing up and restoring Websense Web, Data, and Email Security solutions.