System - Backup and Restore
Overview
| Backup and Restore |
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A simple backup and restore tool for configuration files. |
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cc-backuprestore |
| Configuration Page |
System > Settings > Backup/Restore |
The backup/restore feature lets you take a snapshot of all the configuration files and save them to a separate system for safe keeping. If a ClarkConnect system needs to be restored, you can re-install the ClarkConnect system and then restore all the configuration settings from the backup.
Installation
If you did not select this module to be included during the installation process, you must first install the module.
Configuration
The backup/restore tool saves all the configuration information available through the web-based interface:
- Usernames and passwords (4.0 or higher)
- Network configuration
- Firewall configuration
- Software configuration (for example, content filter)
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Warning! |
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The backup/restore settings tool does '''not''' save user data, logs or mailboxes. Use the LAN/Backup and Recovery tool for backing up data. |
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If you have installed third party applications on your system, you will need to take extra steps to save configuration data.
Troubleshooting
During the restore procedure, the original network settings will be restored, but not activated. Consider this scenario:
- The system settings on a live ClarkConnect gateway have been saved.
- Due to a hard disk failure, ClarkConnect was temporarily replaced with a basic router.
- ClarkConnect is re-installed on another server while connected to your LAN.
- The restore procedure is then used on the newly installed ClarkConnect system.
The network settings are now in limbo. The restored network configuration is expecting to be connected as a gateway, but the system is temporarily running as a standalone system on your LAN. In this scenario, you will either need to put the system back into its role as a gateway, or, reconfigure the network.
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