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Jeroen
Jeroen
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June 12, 2015
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Backup solution FortiAuthenticator

  • June 12, 2015
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Hello to you all.

 

After trying the advised method of restoring a snapshot within VMware the machine corrupted. So the question is easy is there another method of making a backup of the FortiAuthenticator config. Because there is no simple CLI command for doing so or I missed it.

 

Thanks I advance.

Best answer by Carl_Windsor_FTNT

Where did you read that taking a snapshot is the correct way of backing up?  This is not correct and I will have that amended.  The correct method to back up the config is via the GUI:  

[ul]
  • Manual:  Dashboard > System Configuration > Backup
  • Automated:  System > Administration > Config Auto-backup[/ul]

     

    • 5 replies

    Carl_Windsor_FTNT
    Staff
    Carl_Windsor_FTNTAnswer
    Staff
    June 12, 2015

    Where did you read that taking a snapshot is the correct way of backing up?  This is not correct and I will have that amended.  The correct method to back up the config is via the GUI:  

    [ul]
  • Manual:  Dashboard > System Configuration > Backup
  • Automated:  System > Administration > Config Auto-backup[/ul]

     

    • slashdes
    slashdes
    New Member
    January 18, 2018

    Hi. What about replication by HyperV ? Will it keep consistency ?

    Carl_Windsor_FTNT
    Staff
    Carl_Windsor_FTNT
    Staff
    June 12, 2015

    I should also have mentioned, taking a snapshot of a running system is not supported (this is mentioned int he admin guide).  If you are going to use snapshots, the system should be shutdown before taking the snapshot.

    Jeroen
    JeroenAuthor
    New Member
    June 12, 2015

    Thanks for your response. Is there a CLI command to make a plain text backup of the config?

    xsilver_FTNT
    Staff
    xsilver_FTNT
    Staff
    June 15, 2015

    There is no simple CLI command to take a backup in plain-text format, intentionally, as in contrary to FortiOS the configuration on FortiAuthenticator is stored as a database structures.

    vvdbroek
    vvdbroek
    New Member
    June 16, 2015

    On page 20:

    In VM environments, it is recommended that you use the VMware Snapshot utility to backup the VM instance

    http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/974/FortiAuthenticator-VM-VMware-Install-Guide.pdf

     

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