Configuration Backup
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Please Note: Most of the features discussed in this User Guide are available in the Open Source version of the Untangle Server software; however, some features are only available in the Professional Package. For a current listing of features and pricing, have a look at the Untangle Price List.
Configuration Backup is currently only available in the Professional Package.
About Configuration Backup
Untangle's Configuration Backup enables you to respond quickly to hardware failures and disasters (fire, storm, etc).
Each night, your Untangle Server uses a phone-home feature to request a nightly backup. Upon request from your Untangle Server, Untangle Network's data center performs a backup of your server's configuration, with the exception of report data. The Untangle Server's interface shows you what day and time the backup event occurred and if the backup was successful or unsuccessful.
Configuration Backup is not intended to function as a standard backup/restore utility. It is designed to allow Untangle to respond to your critical needs, primarily in terms of hardware replacement (RMA) and the ability to ship you a pre-configured server.
WARNING:
Configuration Backup is not active until it appears in your rack and its power light is green. It can only provide protection when enabled.
Monitoring Configuration Backups
This procedure assumes that you have the Software Product installed.
To monitor your Configuration Backups:
- From Configuration Backup, click the Show Settings button. The Event Log window appears.
- Observe the following information:
timestamp The time the backup event took place. action The action which took place (always backup). result This column indicates if the backup attempt succeeded (success) or failed (failed). details In the case of a failure, this field holds additional details on the failure.
