Managing Flash Disk Memory; Making A Backup Of The Current Configuration - Watchguard Firebox X1000 Reference Manual

CHAPTER 8: Firebox Read-Only System Area
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Managing Flash Disk Memory

The Flash Disk Management Tool performs specific tasks involving the
Firebox flash memory. The flash disk is divided into three areas:
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The Flash Disk Management Tool performs three different tasks for
manipulating the Firebox boot configuration file.

Making a backup of the current configuration

To ensure that you always have a backup version of a current working
configuration, the backup configuration (everything but Sys B) is stored
on the management station. From Control Center:
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Select an unused IP address behind the router on the same network to
which the Firebox is attached. Set the Firebox's read-write passphrase
to wg. Set the timeout to 90 seconds. Click OK.
If the procedure is successful, the open operation on the Management
Station completes. You can then follow regular procedures described
in the User Guide to configure and download a new flash image to the
Firebox.
System (Sys B)–Contains a permanently stored, basic Firebox
software image with the passphrase wg.
Primary (Sys A)–Contains the Firebox software image used in
normal operation and the enhanced read-only system area.
Sys A Continued–The remainder of the Firebox software image.
PermFiles Area
Select Tools = > Advanced = > Flash Disk Management.
Select Make Backup of Current Image. Click Continue.
A verification prompt appears. Verify that the Management Station connects to
the Firebox Trusted interface either over the network (TCP/IP) or via a modem
using out-of-band management.
Click Yes.
The Connect To Firebox dialog box appears.
Use the Firebox drop list to select a Firebox or type the IP address
used by the Management Station to communicate with the Firebox.
Enter the configuration (read/write) passphrase. Click OK.
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