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Create an appliance plan to back up configuration settings from deployed Deep Discovery Inspector appliances.

Configuration backup plans allow you to save a snapshot of configuration settings from one or more Deep Discovery Inspector appliances on a scheduled basis. The backup files are stored and can later be used to restore settings using a configuration restore plan.
Only appliances with a matching version and language appear as compatible targets. After an appliance is migrated to a newer version, backup files created from the earlier version can no longer be restored to it.
Network Security configuration backup is a scheduled, multi-appliance, plan-based feature. It is separate from the manual Backup and Restore feature available directly in the Deep Discovery Inspector console, which is a single-appliance, local file export/import function. For information about the Deep Discovery Inspector console Backup and Restore, refer to the Deep Discovery Inspector Administrator's Guide.
Network Security only supports appliance plans for Deep Discovery Inspector version 6.5 Patch 1 and later. Upgrade your appliances to the latest version to ensure you can deploy plans through Network Security.

Procedure

  1. Go to Network Security → Network Inventory → Deep Discovery Inspector.
  2. Click Manage and select Appliance plans.
  3. Create a plan.
    • To create a new plan, click Add Plan and select Configuration backup.
    • To copy a plan, select the plan you want to duplicate and click Copy.
  4. Specify a unique Plan name.
  5. Select one or more Target appliances.
    The target appliance list only displays compatible Deep Discovery Inspector appliances. If the appliance you want to deploy the plan to does not appear on the list, you might need to update the appliance or review the system settings.
  6. Select the Deployment schedule.
    • Immediate: The plan begins deployment after saving.
    • Custom: The plan begins deployment at a specified time.
    If you select Custom, configure the deployment schedule settings to prevent the plan from executing at an unexpected time:
    • Date: The date to begin plan deployment.
    • Package download period: The time period when the target appliance can download the plan package.
    • Execution start time: When the target appliance executes the plan.
    Custom deployment schedules deploy based on the appliance system clock.
    Plans are always deployed at 12:00 am (00:00) of the selected date.
    If the download period includes 12:00 am (00:00) within the specified range - for example, if you set the download period to 8:00 pm (20:00) to 4:00 am (04:00) - the target appliance downloads as soon as the plan deploys. To prevent the download from occurring immediately, set the end time of the period to 11:59 pm (23:59).
  7. Optionally, specify a Description of the plan.
  8. Click Save.