Secure Mobile Access 12.4 Administration Guide
Table of Contents
Managing Configuration Data
The configuration data for your appliance is stored in a single export archive (.aea) file that includes the types
of configuration data shown in the Configuration Data types table.
| Type of configuration data | Description |
| Access policy | Rules, resources, users and groups, WorkPlace shortcuts, and EPC signatures and zones. |
| Certificates | Certificates, private keys, and certificate passwords. |
| WorkPlace customization | General appearance settings, custom content, and custom templates. |
It’s a good practice to back up the configuration data on your appliance, especially if you are working on system changes and may need to revert to an earlier configuration. For example, if you plan to add new access control rules, first save your configuration, and then make your changes: you can then revert to the saved (working) configuration if the new rules don’t work as expected.
There are several options for saving and restoring configuration data:
- Export configuration data to a local machine, and later import it. Exporting involves the complete set of configuration data, but it is possible to do just a partial import. See Exporting the Current Configuration to a Local Machine and Importing Configuration Data for more information.
- Save and restore configuration data files on the appliance. This involves the complete set of configuration data: you cannot save or restore a partial configuration. For more information, see Saving the Current Configuration on the Appliance and Deleting or Restoring or Exporting Configuration Data Stored on the Appliance.
- You can export the policy from an older SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliance and import it to a newer one, provided the older appliance, in general, predates the newer one by no more than three versions. See the SMA 12.4.2 Upgrade Guide for information on supported platforms and see Updating the System for a description of the version number conventions that SonicWall uses.
Only configuration data that was generated by AMC is saved or exported.