Restoring Management Server backups allows you to recover from the loss of the system configurations, or to relocate the Secure SD-WAN Manager servers onto different hardware.
Before you begin
Import the backup files into the
Secure SD-WAN Manager or copy the backup files to the <installation
directory>/backups/ directory.
Note: Handle the backup files securely. They contain all configuration information for the system.
Note: If the restore operation fails, the original configuration remains unchanged.
For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or
press F1.
Steps
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To restore a backup on a Management Server installed in Windows or Linux, stop the Management Server service through the
operating system’s service management features or using the command-line script, then start the backup restoration script.
- In Windows, run <installation directory>/bin/sgRestoreMgtBackup.bat
- In Linux, run <installation directory>/bin/sgRestoreMgtBackup.sh
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To
restore a backup on the Appliance, run the following command to stop the Management
Server service and start the backup restoration script:
sudo smca-restore
Note:
To exclude Appliance configuration files from being restored, use the
–nosmca
option.
To restore only the SMC Appliance configuration files, use the -smcaonly option.
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Select the backup file to be restored.
The default backup file names have the following structure:
sgm_vVERSION.[BUILD]_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS[comment].
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Type y, then press Enter to confirm the
restoration.
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If the backup is encrypted, enter the password.
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If you are restoring the backup on a system that uses a different IP address, change the IP address
of the Management Server.
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If components have certificates from a different certificate authority (CA) than
the one contained in the backup, regenerate the certificates.
The backup contains the internal CAs. If components have certificates from a
different CA than the one contained in the backup, the certificates are not
accepted as valid after restoring the backup.
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In Windows or Linux, start the Management Server.
The Appliance automatically starts the Management Server after the backup has been
restored.
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(Appliance only) Restart the Appliance if you
are prompted to do so.