Scheduling Single or Recurring Backups

You can schedule a single or recurring backup to occur at a predetermined time.

Note
A backup process will not start if there are any ongoing backups on the remote machine.

Before you begin

  • Address the items in Restrictions and Requirements for Backups.

  • Make sure you disable two-factor authentication temporarily on the target appliance before you begin the backup process. Once the backup process is complete, you can enable two-factor authentication on the target appliance.

Procedure

Step 1

Login, as administrator, to the command-line interface of the source appliance.

Step 2

At the command prompt, type backupconfigand press Enter.

Step 3

If the connection between source and target appliances is slow, turn on data compression:

Type setup and enter Y.

Step 4

Type Schedule and press Enter.

Step 5

Type the IP address of the target Security Management appliance.

Step 6

Enter a meaningful name to identify the target appliance (up to 20 characters).

Step 7

Enter the admin user name and passphrase for the target appliance.

Step 8

Respond to prompts about which data you want to back up.

Step 9

To schedule a single backup, type 2 to Schedule a single backup and press Enter.

Step 10

To schedule a recurring backup:

  1. Type 1 to Setup Repeating Backup Schedule and press Enter.

  2. Choose the frequency for your periodic backup and press Enter.

Step 11

Type the specific date or day and time that you want the backup to start and press Enter.

Step 12

Type the name of the backup process.

Step 13

Verify that the backup was successfully scheduled: Type View and press Enter at the command prompt.

Step 14

See also Other Important Backup Tasks.