Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M160 Guia Do Utilizador
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AsyncOS 9.0 for Cisco Content Security Management Appliances User Guide
Chapter 14 Common Administrative Tasks
Backing Up Security Management Appliance Data
Restrictions and Requirements for Backups
Be sure to address the following restrictions and requirements before you schedule a backup:
Restriction Requirement
AsyncOS
version
version
The AsyncOS version of the source and target Security Management appliances
must be the same. If there is a version incompatibility, upgrade appliances to the
same release before scheduling a backup.
must be the same. If there is a version incompatibility, upgrade appliances to the
same release before scheduling a backup.
Target appliance
on the network
on the network
The target appliance must be set up on the network.
If the target appliance is new, run the System Setup Wizard to enter the necessary
information. For instructions, see
information. For instructions, see
Communication
between source
and target
appliances
between source
and target
appliances
The source and target Security Management appliances must be able to
communicate using SSH. Therefore:
communicate using SSH. Therefore:
•
Port 22 must be open on both appliances. By default, this port is opened when
you run the System Setup Wizard.
you run the System Setup Wizard.
•
The Domain Name Server (DNS) must be able to resolve the host names of both
appliances using both A records and PTR records.
appliances using both A records and PTR records.
Target appliance
must not be in
service
must not be in
service
Only the primary appliance should pull data from managed email and web security
appliances. To ensure this, see
appliances. To ensure this, see
.
Also, cancel any scheduled configuration publishing jobs on the backup appliance.
Appliance
capacity
capacity
The disk space capacity of the target appliance must be the same as or greater than
the capacity of the source appliance. Disk space allocated to each type of data
(reporting, tracking, quarantine, etc.) on the target appliance cannot be less than the
corresponding allocation on the source appliance.
the capacity of the source appliance. Disk space allocated to each type of data
(reporting, tracking, quarantine, etc.) on the target appliance cannot be less than the
corresponding allocation on the source appliance.
You can schedule a backup from a larger source to a smaller target Security
Management appliance as long as there is enough space on the target appliance for
all of the data being backed up, for each type of data. If the source appliance is larger
than the target appliance, you must reduce the space allocated on the source
appliance to match the space available on the smaller target appliance.
Management appliance as long as there is enough space on the target appliance for
all of the data being backed up, for each type of data. If the source appliance is larger
than the target appliance, you must reduce the space allocated on the source
appliance to match the space available on the smaller target appliance.
To view and manage disk space allocations and capacity, see
For disk capacity of virtual appliances, see the Cisco Content Security Virtual
Appliance Installation Guide.
Appliance Installation Guide.
Multiple,
concurrent, and
chained backups
concurrent, and
chained backups
Only one backup process can run at a time; a backup that is scheduled to run before
a previous backup has been completed will be skipped and a warning sent.
a previous backup has been completed will be skipped and a warning sent.
Data from a Security Management appliance can be backed up to a single Security
Management appliance.
Management appliance.
Chained backup (a backup to a backup) is not supported.