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Maintenance System Configuration
System Maintenance
Restore
Backup
Restore
configuration
from:
Filename
Password
Please select:
Restore
Back up the configuration.
If you are backing up to a FortiManager device, you will
see a confirmation message when it has successfully
completed the backup.
Restore the configuration from a file.
Select one of the displayed options:
• Local PC
• USB Disk
and one of:
• Management Station
• FortiManager
• FortiGuard
The USB Disk option will be grayed out if the FortiGate
unit supports USB disks but none are connected.
Apart from Local PC, all these options are available only
if that device or service is connected to the FortiGate unit.
Select the configuration file name from the list if you are
restoring the configuration from a USB disk.
Enter the configuration file name or use the Browse
button if you are restoring the configuration from a file on
the management. computer.
Enter the password if the backup file is encrypted.
Select one of the options from either Revision History or
Templates.
Revision History contains the backups from this FortiGate
unit.
Restore the configuration from the selected file.
Remote Management Options
Your FortiGate unit has the option of being managed by either a FortiManager
device, or through a remote management FortiGuard service. Either of these
FortiGuard Management Service options allow for your FortiGate unit’s
configuration to be backed up to another location than your local PC. This is useful
when administering multiple FortiGate units. To use the FortiGuard Management
Service you must subscribe to it through customer support.
When Restoring from a remote location you will be presented with a list of
revisions to choose from to restore your FortiGate unit’s configuration.
In both Backup and Restore sections this is shown in the following options
explained below.
Management Station
FortiManager
FortiGuard
This option appears when no Remote Management has been
configured. This option will not be selectable.
Once Remote Management has been configured, this option will
disappear to be replaced by the configured option.
Once Remote Management has been set to FortiManager, this
option is visible. When properly configured, and the connection
has been made to the FortiManager device this option will become
selectable.
Once Remote Management has been set to FortiGuard
Management Service, this option is visible. When properly
configured, and the connection has been made to the service this
option will become selectable.
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