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0. Select the operation mode Backup or Restore.
1. Select Storage Device: where the backup resides or will be stored and mount it.
2. Select Contents: Choose the files to backup into the device or to restore from the device.
3. Backup: If doing a backup or Restore for restore back to SnareArchive.
4. And finally, once the file restoration finishes, unmount the storage device.
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NOTEDue to version constraints it is not possible to restore Configuration settings form previous Snare Central versions lower than v8.4.0. This restriction does not apply to event data though. |
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CAUTIONThe restore functionality does not allow to restore files in arbitrary disk locations or directories; this means that it will overwrite the current existing files in the server. Hence, special care shall be taken when restoring system files from the configuration sections. Restoring systems files from /etc directory from old backups as well as the configuration database, could lead to system problems or even a system crash. Please restore system files with caution. |
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Network Storage
In order to be able to use a Network Storage for a backup or restore operation, it is necessary to specify the required NAS parameters. Simply click in the “Network Storage” selector to open the NAS mount dialog as shown below:
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If NFS is used and assuming that the NAS or NFS server has granted the correct permissions for the Snare Central Server to access the resource, only the name of the exported filesystem is required.
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NOTEIn both cases (CIFS and NFS), the Share Name shall be provided as a path (just prepend the “/” character as show above). |
Once the NAS settings are provided simply click on the MOUNT button and if the mount is successful, Click “NEXT” to go to the “File Selector” section showing backup contents if in restore mode or the contents of the SnareArchive if in backup mode.
USB Storage
If one or more external USB storage devices are detected in the system, the 'USB Storage' selector will be enabled. Click on the selector to open the USB mount dialog as shown below. Simply choose the device to mount from the drop down and click the MOUNT button and if the mount is successful click “NEXT” to go to the “File Selector” section showing backup contents if in restore mode or the contents of the SnareArchive if in backup mode.
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Although it is supported, it is not recommended to use an external USB drive with NTFS in it. If possible use ext4 formatted file system in the device as it is more reliable and faster. Please also note that FAT32 external drives are not supported. |
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Please note that NTFS devices are extremely slow compared with other Linux filesystems and both backup and restore operations can take considerably longer depending of the amount of data transferred when using this type of USB devices. |
DVD Storage
If one or more DVD storage devices are detected in the system, the 'CD - DVD Device' selector will be enabled. Click on the selector to open the DVD mount dialog as shown below. Simply choose the device to mount from the drop down and click the MOUNT button and if the mount is successful click “NEXT” to go to the “File Selector” section showing backup contents. Mounting a DVD for backup purposes is not supported.
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ISO Image Upload for restore
Because the Data Backup and Restore tool in Snare Central is able to produce an ISO image with all the backed-up data on it for download, Data Restore tool allows to upload such ISO image to the server and mount it to access it’s contents. While in restore mode, click on the “ISO Image” selector to open the upload dialog as shown below.
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Simply click on the Browse button to select the ISO image file and click on the “MOUNT” to start the upload-mounting process and if the mount is successful click “NEXT” to go to the “File Selector” section showing backup contents.
ISO Image backup.
As mentioned above, the Data Backup and Restore tool in Snare Central is able to produce a backup in an ISO image file for download. This ISO image can be fitted into a standard single layer DVD with a DVD burner. To achieve this, switch to backup mode and Click on the “ISO Image” selector and click “NEXT” to go to the “File Selector” section showing the contents of the SnareArchive.
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Once the backup is finished, the newly created ISO image file will be shown in the Backup ISO Images section where it can be downloaded or deleted using the “...” (ellipsis) icon as shown next.
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CAUTIONPlease note that backup ISO images will compete for disk resources with events logs so it is recommended that after a successful ISO backup, download and purge all existing ISO images in the server. |
File Selector
Once a device has been successfully mounted, the File Selector appears displaying the contents of the backup when in restore mode or the contents of SnareArchive when in backup mode as show in the image below
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Finally unmount the backup media. To unmount click the “BACK UP AGAIN” button to return to step 1 and click on the “UNMOUNT” button.
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Scheduled Backups
A backup task can be scheduled for periodic or later execution. The procedure involves manually mounting the backup device (except in the case of creating a new ISO backup image), configuring the backup to specify the SnareArchve data to be included, specify if Snare configuration data shall be included in the backup or not and the last step is scheduling the task:
1. Mount the device
2. Configure
3. Schedule
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NOTESnare Central does not supports scheduled restore operations. |
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Finally schedule the task with the Schedule button on the top menu as normal.
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Backups can be configured to start on a defined schedule and custom time of day as per the following image. Select the schedule button from the top menu and it will open the popup to configure the schedule and email settings.
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