System - Backup and Restore
[edit] Overview
| Backup and Restore |
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| Description |
A simple backup and restore tool for configuration files. |
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cc-backuprestore |
| Configuration Page |
System > Settings > Backup/Restore |
The backup/restore feature lets you take a snapshot of all the configuration files and save them to a separate system for safe keeping. If a ClarkConnect system needs to be restored, you can re-install the ClarkConnect system and then restore all the configuration settings from the backup.
[edit] Installation
If you did not select this module to be included during the installation process, you must first install the module.
[edit] Configuration
The backup/restore tool saves all the configuration information available through the web-based interface:
- Usernames and passwords (4.0 or higher)
- Network configuration
- Firewall configuration
- Software configuration (for example, content filter)
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Warning! |
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The backup/restore settings tool does '''not''' save user data, logs or mailboxes. Use the LAN/Backup and Recovery tool for backing up data. |
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If you have installed third party applications on your system, you will need to take extra steps to save configuration data.
[edit] Troubleshooting
During the restore procedure, the original network settings will be restored, but not activated. Consider this scenario:
- The system settings on a live ClarkConnect gateway have been saved.
- Due to a hard disk failure, ClarkConnect was temporarily replaced with a basic router.
- ClarkConnect is re-installed on another server while connected to your LAN.
- The restore procedure is then used on the newly installed ClarkConnect system.
The network settings are now in limbo. The restored network configuration is expecting to be connected as a gateway, but the system is temporarily running as a standalone system on your LAN. In this scenario, you will either need to put the system back into its role as a gateway, or, reconfigure the network.
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