Starting an Immediate Backup

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

Before you begin

Meet all requirements in Restrictions and Requirements for Backups.

Procedure

Step 1

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

Step 2

At the command prompt, type backupconfig and 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

Type 3to Start a Single Backup Now and press Enter.

Step 10

Enter a meaningful name for the backup job.

The backup process begins in a few minutes.

Step 11

(Optional) To see the progress of the backup, type Status at the command-line prompt.

Step 12

See also Other Important Backup Tasks.