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
Backups
NSM backup enables you to backup the devices configuration. You can schedule the backup daily, weekly or monthly depending on the changes that are made to the firewall.
To create a backup of the device configuration:
- Navigate to Manager View | Firewall View > Backups
- Click Add icon to Add Schedule. There are 3 steps to add schedule.
Schedule Configuration - Enter Schedule Name, choose Daily Interval, Schedule Time, Edit Weekly Schedule Day. If you choose to Edit Weekly Schedule Day, toggle the switch and choose a day from the drop-down list. You are required to select at least one Backup Type and check the box as TSR or EXP and click Next to proceed to Device Selection screen.
Device Selection - In the Device Selection screen, choose the devices that are online and offline connectivity from the list. Toggle the switch to Show only online devices which filters the devices that are online. Click Next after choosing the devices to review.
Review - In the last step, the Schedule configuration and Device Selection is displayed for review. If you want to change any information listed there, click Previous or click Save to schedule task. - Click Delete icon to delete any selected schedule from the list.
- Refresh icon refreshes the list
- Column Selection allows to choose which options can be displayed in the schedule by checking the box.
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