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Web Security Server Administration > Backing up and restoring your Websense data
Backing up and restoring your Websense data
Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x
Related topics:
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Scheduling backups
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Running immediate backups
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Maintaining the backup files
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Restoring your Websense data
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Discontinuing scheduled backups
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Command reference
The Websense Backup Utility makes it easy to back up your Websense software settings and policy data, and to revert to a previous configuration. Data saved by the utility can also be used to import Websense configuration information after an upgrade.
 
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Important 
Make sure that all administrators log off of the TRITON console before you back up or restore your configuration.
The Backup Utility saves:
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Global configuration information, including client and policy data, stored in the Policy Database.
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Local configuration information, such as Filtering Service and Log Server settings, stored by each Policy Server.
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Websense component initialization and configuration files.
The backup process works as follows:
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You initiate an immediate backup (see Running immediate backups) or define a backup schedule (see Scheduling backups).
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Manually launch a backup at any time.
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Backup files are stored in a directory you specify when you run or schedule the backup.
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The Backup Utility checks all Websense components on the machine, collects the data eligible for backup, and creates an archive file. The file name is given the format:
wsbackup_<yyyy-mm-dd_hhmmss>.tar.gz
Here, <yyyy-mm-dd_hhmmss> represents the date and time of the backup. tar.gz is a portable compressed file format.
Only root (Linux) and members of the Administrators group (Windows) can access the backup files.
Run the Websense Backup Utility on each machine that includes Websense components. The tool identifies and saves any of the following files that it finds on the current machine:
Path
File name
\Program Files or Program Files (x86)\Websense\Web Security\bin or
/opt/Websense/bin
authserver.ini
BrokerService.cfg
config.xml
eimserver.ini
icap.conf
ignore.txt
LogServer.ini
securewispproxy.ini
transid.ini
upf.conf
websense.ini
WebUI.ini
wsauthserver.ini
wscitrix.ini
WSE.ini
wsedir.ini
wsradius.ini
wsufpserver.ini
bin/i18n
i18n.ini
bin/postgres/data
postgresql.conf
pg_hba.conf
BlockPages/*/Custom
(all files)
tomcat/conf/Catalina/Localhost
mng.xml
Store Websense backup files in a safe and secure location. These files should be part of your organization's regular backup procedures.
To revert to an earlier configuration:
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Retrieve the backup files from their storage site.
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Copy each backup file to the Websense machine on which it was created.
 
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Important 
Do not attempt to use a backup file created on one operating system platform to restore configuration to an installation on another platform.
For example, do not attempt to restore a backup file created on Linux to a Windows machine.
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Run the Backup Utility in restore mode.
 
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Important 
Always use the Backup Utility to restore a Websense software configuration. Do not extract the files from the archive using other extraction utilities.
If the backup file is corrupted, you will not be able to restore your settings.
During the restore process, any error messages or warnings are displayed on the machine where the restore is being run.

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