# Save monitoring snapshots

You can save snapshots of connections, blacklists, VPN SAs, users, routing, SSL VPNs, and neighbors so that you can later view and compare them, or restore earlier versions of elements.

##

The saved snapshots are stored in the following directories.

Table 1. Snapshot storage directories
Snapshot type | Server | Directory
--- | --- | ---
Blacklist | Log Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/blacklist/
Connection | Log Server Management Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/connections/
VPN SA | Log Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/VPN SAs/
User | Log Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/users/
Routing | Log Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/routing/
SSL VPN | Log Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/SSL VPNs/
Neighbor | Log Server | <installation directory>/data/storage/snapshots/Neighbors/

Note: If you installed the Management Server in the C:\Program Files\Forcepoint\SMC directory in Windows, some program data might be stored in the C:\ProgramData\Forcepoint\SMC directory.

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## Steps

1. Right-click an NGFW Engine, then select Monitoring > <view type>.
   Tip: If the Drill-downs pane is open, you can also select Monitoring > <view type> from there.
2. To select the entries for the snapshot, click Pause.
   The system automatically creates a temporary snapshot of the currently displayed entries. The name of the temporary snapshot is displayed on the Snapshots tab in the Query pane. The temporary snapshot is automatically deleted.
3. Click Save.
4. Enter a name for the snapshot, then click OK.
   The name of the snapshot is displayed on the Snapshots tab in the Query pane.

## Connections Snapshot Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to save a snapshot of open connections.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies a name for the snapshot.

## Blacklist Snapshot Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to save a snapshot of blacklist entries.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies a name for the snapshot.

## VPN SAs Snapshot Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to save a snapshot of active VPN SAs.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies a name for the snapshot.

## SSL VPNs Snapshot Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to save a snapshot of SSL VPNs.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies a name for the snapshot.

## Users Snapshot Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to save a snapshot of active users.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies the user's name.

## Routing Snapshot Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to save a snapshot of an engine's routing.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies the snapshot name.