Backing Up And Restoring On The Network Security Console - Symantec 10521146 - Network Security 7120 Administration Manual

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Backing up and restoring

Backing up and restoring on the Network Security console

This section describes backing up and restoring procedures from the Network
Security console.
Backing up Symantec Network Security configurations
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Reapplying policy assignments after failure
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Copying Symantec Network Security configurations
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Deleting Symantec Network Security configurations
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Refreshing the list of backup configurations
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Restoring Symantec Network Security configurations
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Restoring an old configuration
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Backing up Symantec Network Security configurations
The Network Security console provides a way to back up a Symantec Network
Security configuration. The backup procedure includes most configuration data
such as topology, parameter, policy, and report configurations, but does not
include collected data such as flow records, traffic record sessions, and
generated reports.
To back up a configuration
1
In the Network Security console, click Admin > Node > Manage Backups.
2
In Select Node, choose a node from the pull-down list, and click OK.
3 In Actions, click Backup Current Configuration.
4 In Backup Name, enter a distinctive name and click OK.
5 When the progress bar closes, click Close to exit.
Note: Back up master nodes to preserve policy definitions. Demoting a
master node can leave slave nodes with policies applied to their sensors that
are not defined. Back up a master node before demoting it, restore just the
policies, and reapply them.
Note: SuperUsers and Administrators can back up a configuration;
StandardUsers and RestrictedUsers cannot. See
page 319 for more about permissions.
See "About protection policies"
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"User groups reference"
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