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Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance Administrator’s Guide
Importing/Exporting
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To back up IMSVA settings, export the settings from the Web management console. In
the event of system failure, you can restore the settings by importing the configuration
file that you have backed up previously. Note the following when importing/exporting
settings:
• You cannot import or export the component list and child device registration
information.
• When exporting/importing your settings, the database will be locked. Therefore, all
IMSVA actions that depend on database access, such as performing a mail trace, will
not function.
• SMTP Routing Settings that were exported from IMSVA 8.0 or IMSS 7.1 and
subsequently imported into IMSVA 8.2, will overwrite existing settings in the
current IMSVA version.
Trend Micro strongly suggests that you:
• Adjust the component list and child device registration information after import if
necessary
• Back up a copy of the current configuration before each import operation, in order
to recover from mistaken import processes.
• Perform import/export when IMSVA is idle because importing and exporting
affects IMSVA performance.
Importing and Exporting Settings
Use the Import/Export screen to create a backup of IMSVA settings. Keeping a backup
allows you to easily re-apply your settings to an IMSVA 8.2 device if you experience any
problems that require you to rescue the application. You can also replicate a
configuration across several IMSVA 8.2 devices by importing the same configuration file
into the desired devices.
To reuse the original configuration settings from IMSS 7.1 or IMSVA 8.0 after
upgrading to IMSVA 8.2, import the configuration files that you have backed up
previously.