Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 57 Using Backup and Restore
Restoring the Appliance from a Backup File
The backup file is uploaded and appears in the backup list. After the Defense Center appliance verifies
the file integrity, refresh the Backup Management page to reveal detailed file system information.
the file integrity, refresh the Backup Management page to reveal detailed file system information.
Restoring the Appliance from a Backup File
License:
Any
You can restore the appliance from backup files using the Backup Management page. To restore a
backup, the VDB version in the backup file must match the current VDB version on your appliance.
After you complete the restoration process, you must apply the latest Cisco Rule Update.
backup, the VDB version in the backup file must match the current VDB version on your appliance.
After you complete the restoration process, you must apply the latest Cisco Rule Update.
Caution
Do not restore backups created on virtual Defense Centers to physical Defense Centers—this may stress
system resources. If you must restore a virtual backup on a physical Defense Center, contact Support.
system resources. If you must restore a virtual backup on a physical Defense Center, contact Support.
If you use local storage, backup files are saved to
/var/sf/backup
, which is listed with the amount of
disk space used in the
/var
partition at the bottom of the Backup Management page. On Defense
Centers, select
Remote Storage
at the top of the Backup Management page to configure remote storage
options; then, to enable remote storage, select the
Enable Remote Storage for Backups
check box on the
Backup Management page. If you use remote storage, the protocol, backup system, and backup directory
are listed at the bottom of the page.
are listed at the bottom of the page.
Note
If you add licenses after a backup has completed, these licenses will not be removed or overwritten if
this backup is restored. To prevent a conflict on restore, remove those licenses before restoring the
backup, noting where the licenses were used, and add and reconfigure them after restoring the backup.
If a conflict occurs, contact Support.
this backup is restored. To prevent a conflict on restore, remove those licenses before restoring the
backup, noting where the licenses were used, and add and reconfigure them after restoring the backup.
If a conflict occurs, contact Support.
The following table describes each column and icon on the Backup Management page.
Table 57-1
Backup Management
Functionality
Description
System
Information
Information
The originating appliance name, type, and version. Note that you can only restore
a backup to an identical appliance type and version.
a backup to an identical appliance type and version.
Date Created
The date and time that the backup file was created
File Name
The full name of the backup file
VDB Version
The build of the vulnerability database (VDB) running on the appliance at the time
of backup.
of backup.
Location
The location of the backup file
Size (MB)
The size of the backup file, in megabytes
Events?
“Yes” indicates the backup includes event data
View
Click the name of the backup file to view a list of the files included in the
compressed backup file.
compressed backup file.
Restore
Click with the backup file selected to restore it on the appliance. If your VDB
version does not match the VDB version in the backup file, this option is disabled.
version does not match the VDB version in the backup file, this option is disabled.