Running the appliance backup utility

Steps

  1. Log on to the appliance command-line interface (CLI) and elevate to config mode.
  2. To perform an immediate backup, use: 
    create backup now
--location <local|filestore_alias>
[--desc <description>]
--type <full|email|web>
--save-path <filepath>
[--url <url>]
[--auth-required]

    local places the backup file on the appliance.

    filestore_alias places the backup in the remote storage location defined by filestore_alias. For information about defining a filestore_alias, see the Forcepoint Appliances CLI Guide.

  3. To create scheduled backups use the following command: 
    create backup schedule
--type <full|web|email>
--location <local|filestore_alias>
--freq <daily|weekly|monthly>
--day <Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun>
--date <integer>
--time <hh:mm>
    Important: To create backup files for multiple appliances on the same remote machine, use a separate directory for each appliance’s backup files. This makes it easier to locate the backup file for a specific appliance and avoids the possibility of conflicts that could lead to files being mistakenly overwritten or deleted.