Managing Configuration Files - Dell SMA 200 Administration Manual

Managing Configuration Files

SMA/SRA appliances allow you to save and import file sets that hold the SMA/SRA configuration settings. These
file sets can be saved and uploaded through the System > Settings page in the Secure Mobile Access
management interface.
These tasks are described in the following sections:
• Encrypting the Configuration File
• Importing a Configuration File
• Exporting a Backup Configuration File
• Emailing Configuration Settings
• Enabling Scheduled Backups
• Emailing New Settings
Encrypting the Configuration File
For security purposes, you can encrypt the configuration files in the System > Settings page. However, if the
configuration files are encrypted, they cannot be edited or reviewed for troubleshooting purposes.
To encrypt the configuration files, select Encrypt settings file in the System > Settings page.
Importing a Configuration File
You can import the configuration settings that you previously exported to a backup configuration file.
To import a configuration file:
1 Navigate to the System > Settings page.
2 To import a backup version of the configuration, click Import Settings. The Import Settings dialog box
is displayed.
NOTE: Because of feature differences between some platforms, importing settings from the SMA
200 to the SMA 400 and vice versa or the SRA 1600 to the SRA 4600 and vice versa is not fully
supported. In addition, importing Virtual Machine settings to any other platform is not fully
supported. If you import settings between these platforms, be sure to verify settings were
imported correctly.
3 Click Browse to navigate to a location that contains the file (that includes settings) you want to import.
The file can be any name, but is named sslvpnSettings-serialnumber.zip by default.
4 Click Upload. Secure Mobile Access imports the settings from the file and configures the appliance with
those settings.
NOTE: Make sure you are ready to reconfigure your system. After you import the file, the
system overwrites the existing settings immediately.
5 After the file has been imported, restart the appliance to make the changes permanent.
Exporting a Backup Configuration File
Exporting a backup configuration file allows you to save a copy of your configuration settings on your local
machine. You can then save the configuration settings or export them to a backup file and import the saved
configuration file at a later time, if necessary. The backup file is called sslvpnSettings-serialnumber.zip by
default, and includes the contents shown in the following figure.
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