Chapter 11 Backup and Restore

Restoring Backups

Scheduling a Backup

You can schedule backups to occur every day, week, or month at 1:00 AM. Scheduled backups are stored in either the /guest/backups directory of the Cisco NAC Guest Server or on a remote FTP server.

Step 1 From the administration home page, select Server > Backup from the left hand menu (Figure 11-1). Step 2 To perform local backups:

•Enter the Maximum number of backups that you want to keep. The Cisco NAC Guest Server will remove old backups that exceed this amount by discarding the oldest backup(s) when new ones are created.

Note If you do not want to limit the number of files, you can specify a number less than 1 like 0 or -1, for example.

•Specify the Frequency (how often you want the Cisco NAC Guest Server to perform backups) of when you want to perform the backup. You can specify Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. If you select Weekly you must also specify which day of the week. If you select Monthly you must also specify which day of the month.

Note Cisco recommends specifying a date between the 1st and 28th day of the month to ensure you automatically back up your system every month of the year.

Step 3 To perform the backup to a remote FTP server:

•Enter the Remote Server Address for the FTP server.

•Enter the TCP Port to use (usually port 21).

•Enter a Username and Password that allows access to the FTP server.

•Select either active or passive for the FTP Mode.

•Enter the Maximum number of backups that you want to keep. The Cisco NAC Guest Server will remove old backups that exceed this amount by discarding the oldest backup(s) when new ones are created.

Step 4 Click the Save Settings button to save the backup settings.

Note If you choose to only store backups locally on the Cisco NAC Guest Server then they will be placed in the /guest/backups directory. Cisco recommends backing this directory up remotely using SFTP logging in with the root username and password. This will make sure you have an external copy if there is a hardware failure to the disk in the appliance.

Restoring Backups

If you need to restore a backup to the Cisco NAC Guest Server then you can do so from the administration interface.

 

 

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OL-15986-01 specifications

Cisco Systems OL-15986-01 refers to a specific online training course offered by Cisco, primarily focusing on the implementation and configuration of Cisco routers and switches. This course is part of the larger Cisco Networking Academy program, designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills to enter and succeed in the networking field.

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