How to create a backup of device configuration using NSM to track history of configuration changes?

Description

This article will help create a manual Backup of Device Configuration to track history of configuration changes. This action will create a new config snapshot for the firewall. This can help us find out changes carried out on the firewall before we can make any new changes and can do a config difference between two backups.

Resolution

To create a configuration backup of a device:

  1. Navigate to Manager View Firewalls |Inventory.
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  2. Hover over the device for which you want to create a configuration backup and click Ellipses icon in the Action column and click on Create Backup Configuration.
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  3. Click Confirm to create the backup.
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To validate the backup:

  1. Navigate to Manager View Config Management Audit and Select the appropriate device from the Devices drop-down list.                                                                               Image
  2. View the entries in the Audit table to find the backup.
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  3. Click the arrow next to the date of the backup. The entry expands to show the configuration file that
    was backed up.
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    NOTE: This can help us find out changes carried out on the firewall before we can make any new changes and can do a config difference between two backups.

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