Revert to a Previous App Firewall Configuration
The vShield Manager saves a snapshot of App Firewall settings each time you commit a new rule. Clicking
Commit causes the vShield Manager to save the previous configuration with a timestamp before adding the
new rule. These snapshots are available from the Revert to Snapshot drop‐down list.
To revert to a previous App Firewall configuration
1
In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
2
Select a datacenter or cluster resource from the inventory panel.
3
Click the vShield App tab.
4
Click App Firewall.
5
From the Revert to Snapshot drop‐down list, select a snapshot.
Snapshots are presented in the order of timestamps, with the most recent snapshot listed at the top.
6
View snapshot configuration details.
7
Do one of the following:
To return to the current configuration, select the ‐ option from the Revert to Snapshot drop‐down list.
Click Commit to overwrite the current configuration with the snapshot configuration.
Delete an App Firewall Rule
You can delete any App Firewall rule you have created. You cannot delete the any rules in the Default Rules
section of the table.
To delete an App Firewall rule
1
Click an existing row in the App Firewall table.
2
Click Delete.
3
Click Commit.
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