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FireSIGHT System User Guide
 
Chapter 57      Using Backup and Restore
  Uploading Backups from a Local Host
The Backup Management page appears.
Step 2
Click 
Managed Device Backup
.
The Managed Device Backup page appears.
Step 3
In the 
Managed Devices
 field, select the managed devices you want to back up.
Step 4
To include event data in addition to configuration data, select the 
Include All Unified Files
 check box. Note 
that unified files are binary files that the FireSIGHT System uses to log event data.
Step 5
To save the backup file on the Defense Center, select the 
Retrieve to 
Defense Center
 
check box. To save 
each device’s backup file on the device itself, leave this check box unselected.
Note
If you select 
Retrieve to 
Defense Center and your Defense Center is configured for remote storage 
of backups, the device backup file will be saved to the configured remote location, not the 
Defense Center itself.
Step 6
Click 
Start Backup
.
A success message appears and the backup task is created. 
It may take several minutes to complete the backup. You can monitor its progress on the Task Status page 
(
System > Monitoring > Task Status
). When the backup is complete, the backup file appears on the Backup 
Management page.
Uploading Backups from a Local Host
License: 
Any
If you download a backup file to your local host using the download function described in the 
 table, you can upload it to a Defense Center.
Tip
You cannot upload a backup larger than 4GB from your local host because web browsers do not support 
uploading files that large. As an alternative, copy the backup via SCP to a remote host and retrieve it 
from there. On Defense Centers, the backup file can be saved to and retrieved from a remote location; 
see 
.
To upload a backup from your local host:
Access: 
Admin/Maint
Step 1
Select 
System > Tools > Backup/Restore
.
The Backup Management page appears.
Step 2
Click 
Upload Backup.
The Upload Backup page appears.
Step 3
Click 
Browse
 and navigate to the backup file you want to upload.
After you select the file to upload, click 
Upload Backup
.
Step 4
Click 
Backup Management
 to return to the Backup Management page.