IronPort - daily management guide - AsyncOS 7.6.1

Working with Safelists and Blocklists
Backing Up and Restoring the Safelist/Blocklist Database
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Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 7.6 for Email Daily Management Guide
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To save a backup of the safelist/blocklist database, the Cisco IronPort appliance saves the database as a
.CSV file. The .CSV file is maintained separately from the XML configuration file that contains your
Cisco IronPort appliance configuration settings. If you upgrade your Cisco IronPort appliance or run the
Installation Wizard, you should back up the Safelist/Blocklist database to the .CSV file.
When you back up a file, the Cisco IronPort appliance saves a .CSV file to the /configuration directory
using the following naming convention:
slbl.csv
You can do the backup and restore from either the System Administration > Configuration File page in
the GUI or the slblconfig command in the CLI.
From the CLI, use the slblconfig -> export command to back up the database to the /configuration
directory. Use the slblconfig -> import command to restore the database from a backup. Choose the
database you want to use from a list of backup files in the /configuration directory. You can choose
whether to ignore invalid entries.
From the GUI, you can use the following method to back up and restore the database:
Step 1 From System Administration > Configuration File, go to the End-User Safelist/Blocklist Database
section.
Figure 4-27 End-User Safelist/Blocklist Database
Step 2 To back up a database to a .CSV file, click Backup Now.
Step 3 To restore the database, click Select File to Restore.
The Cisco IronPort appliance displays a list of backup files that are stored in your configuration
directory.
Step 4 Select the safelist/blocklist backup file you want to restore and click Restore.
Synchronizing Safelist and Blocklist Settings and Databases
When an end user creates a safelist or blocklist, the setting is saved to a database. If the Cisco IronPort
Spam Quarantine exists on an M-Series appliance, this database must be synchronized with a database
on the C-Series appliance before the safelist/blocklist settings are applied to incoming mail. When the
Cisco IronPort Spam Quarantine exists on a C-Series appliance, the database must be synchronized with
a read-only database that is used when processing the mail queue. The amount of time it takes to
automatically synchronize these databases depends on the model of the appliance. The following table
shows the default settings for updating safelists and blocklists:
Table 4-5 Synchronization for Safelist and Blocklist Settings
Appliance Synchronization Time
C150/C160 10 minutes
C350/C360/C370 15 minutes
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