Appliance Backup

To protect its data and configuration, and simplify recovery in the event of an appliance failure, ShadowControl provides a backup mechanism that preserves the following types of data: appliance configuration, endpoint subscriptions, custom SSL certificates, custom branding, and endpoint backup history.

Note: The Appliance time zone and network settings must be reconfigured manually when recovering the appliance.

This backup provides a recovery path in the event of a system failure. While rebuilding a failed appliance is not difficult, reconfiguring the appliance and resubscribing all endpoints can take a long time, especially if the appliance has a large number of endpoints. Because of this, Arcserve recommends the following best practices for appliance backup:

• Schedule a recurring backup at least weekly.
• Run a manual backup before and after updating the ShadowControl appliance.

Note: ShadowControl keeps only the most-recent backup. When creating a new backup, the appliance overwrites the previous backup, if any.