Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 2000
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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.
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
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.