System Recovery

Go to the System > System Recovery page to backup and restore FortiSandbox configurations. You have the option of backing up a configuration to a local PC or within FortiSandbox to restore at a later date. You can also schedule backups to a remote server which is a suggested practice. When upgrading, FortiSandbox automatically backups the configuration. All backup configurations are display on this page.

Local Backup

The table displays the following information for the local FortiSandbox (information for the Local PC is not displayed):

Build Number	The build number associated with the configuration.
Date	The date the configuration was backed up.
User Name	The administrator who backed up the configuration. The username is blank when FortiSandbox creates a backup configuration during upgrade.
Comments	Any details entered by the administrator when the configuration was backed up Backup config before upgrade firmware is displayed when FortiSandbox creates a backup configuration during upgrade.
Actions	Show summary information. Delete the backup configuration. You can delete multiple configurations at the same time. Restore system configuration with this backup. Download the backup.

To backup a configuration:

1. Go to System > System Recovery.
2. (Optional) Select Use hostname as backup file name.
3. Click one of the following buttons:

   Local PC	The Confirm pane slides open. Click Yes, to save configuration to your device.
   Local FSA	The Backup to Local FSA pane slides open. (Optional) Enter the configuration details on the Comment field. Click OK. The configuration is added to the table.

Remote Backup

Use Remote Backup to schedule automatic backups on the server.

To schedule a remote backup:

1. Go to System > System Recovery.
2. Under Remote Backup configure the following settings.

   Server Type	The protocol to transfer the backup file. Only SCP is available at this time.
   Server Address	The IP address of the server. This also supports format <IP address:port number>. The default port number is 22. You can also use the self-defined port number.
   File Path	The backup file path.
   Username	The username to log in to the server.
   password	The password to log into the server
   Backup Schedule	The schedule to generate the backup file (hourly, daily, weekly , monthly and yearly).

3. (Optional) Select Use hostname as backup file name.
4. Click Set Remote Backup.
5. (Optional) Click Reset Config to update the settings.

In HA-Cluster, the remote backup setting will be synced except for the schedule

Restore

To restore a configuration:

1. Go to System > System Recovery.
2. Click Restore File and open the configuration file.
3. (Optional) Select Restore Administrators, Admin Profiles, Certificates, LDAP Servers and Radius Servers.

   Select this option when all the configurations must be restored, otherwise the Administrators, Admin Profiles, Certificates, LDAP Servers and Radius Servers will not be restored.

4. Click Restore. The Confirm pane slides open. Click Yes to reset the settings.