To protect the Appliance Manager database against loss or corruption, you can store a backup of the configuration database file, either locally on the appliance or on a local hard drive, an SCP (Secure Copy) server, or an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server.
You can also restore or load a configuration database file from a local disk, SCP server, FTP server, or web-based location (URL).
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The Appliance Manager supports saving a configuration file to three external destinations — a local disk, an SCP server, or an FTP server.
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On the Maintenance - Backup/Restore page, click [Save Configuration] and select the file you want to backup.
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Select the backup file’s destination. Choices include Local File, SCP (Secure Copy), and FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
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For SCP (Secure Copy), enter the data necessary to save the file to the SCP server.
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In this example, we’ll save the file, initial, to the location,
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The full pathname includes the drive (if required), starting or root directory, and all relevant subdirectories.
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For FTP (File Transfer Protocol), enter the data necessary to save the file to the FTP server.
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A relative path is a path relative to the current working directory. For example, if the ftp login directory is /home/<UserName>/, then the relative path would begin at the next subdirectory, as in, work/image/. The end slash isn’t required, but is accepted.
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Click Save. The Appliance Manager displays the progress.
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The Appliance Manager supports restoring a configuration file from four sources external to the appliance.
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On the Maintenance - Backup/Restore page, click [Load Configuration] and select the file you want to restore to the appliance.
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Select the backup file’s destination. Choices include Local File, URL, SCP (Secure Copy), and FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
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For Local File, browse the hard drive to locate the file.
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For SCP (Secure Copy), enter the data necessary to download the file from the SCP server to the appliance.
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Here, we’ll use the example of renaming and restoring the file, testfile, from the following location:
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The full pathname includes the drive (if required), starting or root directory, and all relevant subdirectories.
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For FTP (File Transfer Protocol), enter the data necessary to restore the file from the FTP server.
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Here, we’ll use the example of loading the file, testfile, from Roger’s directory on an FTP server. In the process, we’ll rename it to newfilename.
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A relative path is a path relative to the current working directory. It begins without a forward slash.
For example, if the ftp login directory is /home/<UserName>/, then the relative path would begin at the next subdirectory, as in, work/configfiles/. The end slash isn’t required, but is accepted.
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Click Load. The Appliance Manager displays the progress.
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