Backing up the SSG configuration
4.In the Backup Frequency list box, click the frequency of the backup operation. Options are never, daily, weekly, or monthly.
Note:
The frequency you select in the Backup Frequency list box maps to the relevant field below. For example, if you select Monthly, then the Day of Month field applies. In this instance, the Time of Day and Day of Week fields are ignored.
●In the Time of Day field, type the time (in 24 hour format) of the backups. Use this field only when you select Daily in the Backup Frequency field.
●In the Day of Week list box, click the weekday of the backups. Use this field only when you select Weekly in the Backup Frequency field.
●In the Day of Month field, type the calendar day (as a number). Use this field only when you select Monthly in the Backup Frequency field.
5.If you want to upload the backup data to a remote host, enter the appropriate information in the following fields. If you leave these fields blank, the backup file is not copied to a remote host.
a. In the Transfer Protocol list box, select the protocol used to transfer the backup data. Options are Secure Copy Program (SCP) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
-If SCP is used, you need to run an SSH daemon on the destination host.
-If FTP is used, you need to run an FTP daemon on the destination host.
Note:
For backup by FTP, the standard port is used.
b.In the Destination host field, type the DNS name or IP address of the host to upload the data to for the backup operation.
c.In the User name field, type the user name of the destination host. The user name is a user account on the destination host that has permissions to write to the destination directory.
d.In the Password field, type the password of the destination host. This is the password for the user account in step 8c.
e.In the Directory field, type the full path of the storage directory of the backup files.
6.Click Save Changes.
Note:
SSG backup data contains the product id and date and time. If the same host performs a backup within a minute (60 seconds), the backup data will be overwritten.
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