Network Security Management On-Premises Administration Guide
- Network Security Manager (On-Premises) 2.5.0
- Network Security Manager Overview
- Home Dashboard
- Tenants
- Firewalls
- Templates
- Global Objects
- VPN Topology
- SD-WAN Topology
- Configuration Management
- User Management
- Reports
- Logs and Alerts
- System Dashboard
- Settings
- Licenses
- Administration
- Time
- Certificates
- Common Access Card (CAC) Authentication
- Diagnostics
- Firmware and Settings
- Backups/Restore Feature
- Configure Backup Settings
- Configure a Scheduled NSM File System Backup
- Configure a Scheduled NSM File System Backup via SCP
- View NSM File System Backups
- Create a NSM File System Backup
- Create SCP of a NSM File System Backup
- Import a NSM File System Backup
- Export a NSM File System Backup
- Delete a NSM File System Backup
- Restore NSM to a File System Backup
- Backup/Restore NSM using Safemode
- Shutdown/Reboot
- Closed Network
- Analytics Agent
- Network
- System Monitor
- High Availability
- NSM Management Console
- SonicWall Support
Creating Backup of Device Configuration
Creating configuration backups enables you to restore a firewall configuration anytime.
To create a configuration backup of a device
- Navigate to Home > Firewalls > Inventory.
- Hover over the device for which you want to create a configuration backup and click Ellipses icon in the Action column.
- Select Create Backup Configuration.
- Click OK to confirm.
To validate the backup
- Navigate to Home > Config Management > Audit.
- Select the appropriate device from the Devices drop-down list.
- View the entries in the Audit table to find the backup.
- 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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