Changing backup settings

When you run your first backup, an EIPBackup directory is created to contain the date-stamped folders for each set of backup files. By default this directory is created in C:\. You can change this location, and also define how many old backups are kept in the backup directory.

To change the settings for the backup files:

  1. On the Forcepoint management server, go to the directory where you installed the Forcepoint Security Manager (by default C:\Program Files (x86)\Websense), and access the EIP Infra directory.
  2. Open EIPBackup.xml in a text editor such as Notepad.

    This file contains the following parameters:

    Parameter Description
    NUM_OF_COPIES The number of old backups to store in the backup directory. Defaults to 5.
    PATH The location of the EIPBackup directory. Defaults to C:\.
    DOMAIN Only required if the <PATH> parameter is set to access a remote machine and you need to supply credentials in the form domain\user to write to the location. Leave this field blank if you have defined a path on the local machine, or if you have entered credentials in <USER_NAME>.
    USER_NAME Only required if the <PATH> parameter is set to access a remote machine and you need to supply a user name to write to the location. Leave this field blank if you have defined a path on the local machine, or if you have entered credentials in <DOMAIN>.
    PASSWORD

    Only required if the <PATH> parameter is set to access a remote machine and you have entered credentials in either

    <DOMAIN> or <USER_NAME>. Passwords are stored as plain text.
  3. Edit the <NUM_OF_COPIES> parameter to specify the number of old backups that should be kept. Once this number is reached, the oldest backup is deleted when the next backup is run.
  4. Edit the <PATH> parameter to define the location of the backup files. The location must exist already as the backup process will not create it. The path can either reside on the local machine or another machine in the network. For example:

    <PATH>D:\mgmt\Backups</PATH>

    <PATH>\\hostname_or_IP_address\mgmt\backups</PATH>

    If you do this, you may also need to enter credentials for access to the remote machine in the <USER_NAME> or <DOMAIN>, and <PASSWORD> parameters. This is not recommended as the password is stored as plain text and could therefore be accessed by other users. Instead, store the backups in a location to which you have write access without needing credentials.

    Note: If you change the location of the backup files, outdated backup files will only be deleted in the new location. Old backups will not be deleted from any previous locations.
  5. Save the file when done. Changes take effect when the next backup is run.