Thursday, June 14, 2012

How do I back up and restore Websense Content Gateway

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Navigate to Configure > Snapshots > File System.
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The Change Snapshot Directory field displays the name of the directory where Content Gateway saves configuration snapshots. The default location is the Content Gateway config/snapshots/ directory. To change the directory, enter the full path in the Change Snapshot Directory field. If you enter a relative path, Content Gateway assumes that the directory is relative to the /opt/WCG/config/ directory.
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In the Save Snapshot field, type the name you want to use for the current configuration.
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Click Apply.
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Navigate to Configure > Snapshots > FTP Server.
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In the fields provided, enter the FTP server name, the login and password, and the remote directory where the FTP server stores configuration snapshots.
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Click Apply.
After you have successfully logged on to the FTP server, the FTP Server page displays additional fields.
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In the Save Snapshot to FTP Server field, enter the name of the configuration snapshot you want to take.
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Click Apply.
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Navigate to the Configure > Snapshots > File System tab.
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From the Restore > Delete Snapshot drop-down list, select the configuration snapshot that you want to restore.
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Click the Restore Snapshot from "<directory_name>" Directory box.
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Click Apply.
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Navigate to Configure > Snapshots > FTP Server.
2.
In the fields provided, enter the FTP server name, the login and password, and the remote directory in which the FTP server stores configuration snapshots.
3.
Click Apply.
After you have successfully logged on to the FTP server, the FTP Server tab displays additional fields.
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In the Restore Snapshot drop-down list, select the configuration snapshot that you want to restore.
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Click Apply.