Fortinet 3.0 MR7 manual Backing up your configuration using the web-based manager

Backing up your configuration Managing firmware versions

Backing up your configuration using the web-based manager

The following procedures describe how to back up your current configuration using the web-based manager.

To back up your configuration file in FortiLog 1.6 using the web-based manager

1Go to Maintenance > Backup & Restore.

2Select the Backup icon for the configuration that you want to back up.

3Save the file to the local directory on the management computer.

To back up your configuration file in FortiAnalyzer 3.0 and higher using the web-based manager

1Go to System > Maintenance > Backup & Restore.

2Select Local PC from the Backup Configuration to list.

3Select Apply.

If you want to encrypt your configuration file, select the Encrypt configuration file check box, enter a password, and enter the password again to confirm.

Backing up your configuration using the CLI

The following procedure describes how to backup up your current configuration using the CLI. You can enter a password, if required.

To back up your configuration file using the CLI

Enter the following to back up the configuration:

execute backup config <filename> <address_ip> <passwd>

This may take a few minutes.

Backing up your log files

Backing up your log files uses the same procedure as downloading log files. You can back up log files using either the web-based manager or CLI. Fortinet recommends backing up all log files before upgrading/downgrading, resetting to factory defaults or when testing a new firmware image.

To back up log files using the web-based manager

1Go to Log > Browse.

2In the Log Files column, locate a device and log type. Select blue arrows to expand and reveal the specific log file (wlog.log, elog.log, etc.) that you want to back up.

3In the Action column, select Download for that log file’s row.

4Select one of the following:

Convert to CSV format

Compress with gzip

Backs up the log format as a comma-separated value (.csv) file instead of a standard .log file. Each log element is separated by a comma. CSV files can be viewed in spreadsheet applications.

Compress the .log or .csv file with gzip compression. For example, downloading a log-formatted file with gzip compression would result in a download with the file extension .log.gz.

FortiAnalyzer Version 3.0 MR7 Administration Guide

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