Reset, back up, restore, or downgrade the system

Use the Reset/Backup/Restore tab to reset, backup, or restore the FortiTester configurations.

Go to System > System > Reset/Backup/Restore.

Reset

Click Reset, select Entire Configuration and Results, and click Reset to reset the configurations and results;

or select All Case Results, and click Reset to remove all case results.

Backup

Click Backup, select All Case Configuration, All Case Results, or/and All System Configuration, and click Backup to backup the case configurations (including the schedule, objects, and other configurations which are related with cases), case results, or/and system configuration.

Backup CLI

FortiTester # execute backup

all Backup all config to tftp server.

case Backup case config to tftp server.

history Backup history config to tftp server.

system Backup system config to tftp server.

Example

Backup case configuration

execute backup case tftp Case Configuration 10.121.1.206

Restore

Click Restore > Choose File to upload .zip file, and click Restore.

This operation clears all the data and cannot be canceled. Before you reset the system, you can export system configuration data so that you can import it later. The configuration data includes all the test case settings and test results, user accounts, and test HTML pages for HTTP/HTTPS test cases.

Downgrade

Downgrade steps

Generally, downgrade is NOT supported with FortiTester. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any problems with using FortiTester.

If you must downgrade you must perform the following checks and operations.

1. Check the console port connectivity. You must be able to configure the FortiTester on console port.
2. Backup the files you want to back up.

3. Execute command "execute reboot" then enter "y".

4. After showing "Press any key to display configuration menu", press <Enter> to display the configuration menu.

   Example

   Press any key to display configuration menu...

   ...

   [G]: Get firmware image from TFTP server.

   [F]: Format boot device.

   [B]: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.

   [Q]: Quit menu and continue to boot with default firmware.

   [H]: Display this list of options.

   Enter Selection [G]:

   Enter G,F,B,Q,or H:

5. Enter G, TFTP server address, local address (FortiTester mgmt port addresss) and image name(downgrade version example 100F.out).

   Example

   Please connect TFTP server to Ethernet port "MGMT".

   Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]: 10.121.1.206

   Enter local address [192.168.1.188]: 10.121.2.25

   Enter firmware image file name [image.out]: 100F.out

   MAC:000D484B2571

   #################################################################

   Note: If you enter the wrong address or image name you can use Ctrl+Backspace to delete before typing <Enter>.

   If you see #######, FortiTester is downloading image.

6. After showing "Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without saving:[D/B/R]?" enter "D".
7. After rebooting, log onto the FortiTester CLI.
8. Execute command "execute factoryreset" then enter "y:.
9. After rebooting, configure the mgmt port address and gateway. Note: the password is empty.