Backup/Restore
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Backing Up Untangle Server's Configuration
If you have an Untangle Gateway Lite, go to Backing Up Untangle Gateway Lite Configuration.
Untangle recommends that you back up your Untangle Servers configuration in case you need to restore it later. If you want Untangle to manage your backups, go to Configuration Backup.
You can save a copy of your Untangle Server's configuration to:
- Untangle Server's hard drive.
- USB key.
- File on a local computer. This local computer must also be the same computer from which you intend to access the Untangle Server.
To backup your Untangle Server to the server hard drive:
- From the Navigation Pane, click the Config tab > Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore window appears.
- Select To Hard Disk and click the Backup to Hard Disk button.
To back up your Untangle Server to a USB key:
- From the Navigation pane, choose Config > Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore window appears.
- Insert the USB key in to the Untangle Server.
- Click the To USB Key tab, and click the Backup to USB Key button. The backup is a single file with a .egbackup extension.
To back up your Untangle Server to a file:
- From the Navigation Pane, click the Config tab > Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore window appears.
- Click the To Local File tab, and click the Backup to File button.
- Choose the file destination, and click Save. The backup file must have the .egbackup extension, but the actual file name any be any name. Choose file names that reflect the reason for the backup, such as BeforeOfficeMoveDowntown.egbackup or untangleserver_8_1_04.egbackup.
Restoring Untangle Server's Configuration
If you have an Untangle Gateway Lite, go to Restoring Untangle Gateway Lite Configuration.
You can restore your Untangle Server's configuration from:
- Untangle Server's Hard Disk or USB key.
- File on a local computer. This local computer must also be the same computer from which you intend to access the Untangle Server.
To restore from Hard Disk or USB key:
Before You Begin: Ensure that you have the backup device (hard drive or USB key) that contains the backup configuration.
- Using a keyboard, video and mouse, connect directly to the Untangle Server. When connected directly to the Untangle Server, a window with Untangle's logo appears.
- Click Recover Utilities. A confirmation window appears.
- Click Yes to continue with the restore. The next screen offers a few options.
- Select the Backup & Restore menu option. The Restore Method menu appears.
- Select the menu option that corresponds to your backup device.
- Insert the backup device, and click OK. The Restore Settings menu appears. If there is more than one backup on the device, the system prompts you to choose among the backups.
- If prompted, from the Backup Image Selection Screen, select your backup.
Caution: The restore takes time. Do not power off the Untangle Server during the restore.
- Click OK. The window displays many messages, and you can ignore them. When the restore completes, the Restore Successful window appears.
- When the Restore Successful window appears, click OK. You can now exit all menus and return to the console desktop.
To restore from a local file that resides on your computer:
- From the Navigation Pane, click the Config tab > Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore window appears.
- Click the Restore tab, and click the From Local File tab.
- Click the Restore from File button.
- Choose the file location. The backup file has a .egbackup extension.
