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System Maintenance
Maintenance System Configuration
System Maintenance
This section describes how to back up and restore your system configuration and
how to configure automatic updates from the FortiGuard Distribution Network.
This section describes:
• Maintenance System Configuration
• Revision Control
• FortiGuard Center
• License
Maintenance System Configuration
Go to System > Maintenance > Backup & Restore to back up and restore the
system configuration and to manage firmware.
You can back up the system configuration, including web content files and spam
filtering files, to the management computer or to a USB disk on models that
support a USB disk. You can also restore the system configuration from
previously downloaded backup files.
If you want the backup file to include VPN certificates, you must enable encryption
of the backup file.
When virtual domain configuration is enabled, the content of the backup file
depends on the administrator account that created it. A backup of the system
configuration from the super admin account contains global settings and the
settings for each VDOM. Only the super admin can restore the configuration from
this file. When you back up the system configuration from a regular administrator
account, the backup file contains the global settings and the settings for the
VDOM to which the regular administrator belongs. Only a regular administrator
account can restore the configuration from this file.
Note: If you have a FortiGate model numbered 100 or lower, the Firmware section of the
Maintenance screen will not be displayed. In this situation you can change your firmware
version by going to System > Status and selecting Update for Firmware Version. If you
have a FortiGate model number 100A or higher you will be able to see the Firmware
section by default.
Some FortiGate models support FortiClient by storing a FortiClient image that
users can download. The FortiClient section of Backup and Restore is available
only if your FortiGate model supports FortiClient. This feature is currently
available on FortiGate 1000A, 3600A, and 5005FA2 models.
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