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The following sections describe how to use the backup and restore functions:

• Backing Up Files
• Automatically Backing Up Data Files
• Backing Up Files
• Restoring Backup Files
• Downloading Backup Files from a Different Appliance

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Note: Infoblox highly recommends that you always back up the current configuration file before upgrading, restoring, or reverting the software on the appliance. If you are performing these operations on appliances licensed for Discovery and that perform discovery, the discovery database can be backed up and restored using the same mechanisms.

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em files and discovery databases periodically and on demand. You can then restore the files on the same appliance or on a different appliance. For information about restoring files, see Restoring Backup Files. You can configure the appliance to automatically back up the files on a weekly, daily, or hourly basis.
Infoblox recommends that you back up the system files during off-hours to minimize the impact on network services. By default, the automatic backup function is turned off. You must log in with a superuser account to back up files.
You can back up system configuration and/or discovery database files to the following:

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You can restore a backup file of a NIOS configuration or a Discovery database to an appliance running the same NIOS version as that of the appliance from which the backup file originates. You can also restore a backup file from an appliance running a NIOS version to an appliance running a later NIOS version as long as the upgrade from the earlier NIOS version to the later version is supported. For example, you can restore a backup file from an appliance running NIOS 6.10.0 to an appliance running NIOS 7.3.200 because upgrading from NIOS 6.10.0 to 7.3.200 is supported. However, you cannot restore a backup file from an appliance running NIOS 6.9.0 to an appliance running NIOS
7.3.200 because upgrading from NIOS 6.9.0 to 7.3.200 is not supported.
You can restore an existing backup file on the appliance from which it originates, or restore a backup file from a different appliance (referred to as a forced restore). To download a backup file from a different appliance, see Downloading Backup Files from a Different Appliance.
You must log in with a superuser account to back up and restore files. NIOS provides three ways to restore a backup file:

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1. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, and then click Restore from the Toolbar.
2. In the Restore dialog box, choose one of the following from the Restore from drop-down list:
• My Computer: Restore a file from your local computer. This is the default.
  • Filename: Click Select File to navigate to the configuration file.
• TFTP: Restore a file from a TFTP server.
  • Filename: Enter the directory path and the file name you want to restore. For example, you can enter /archive/backups/Infoblox_2009_10_20_15_30 .
  • IP Address of TFTP Server: Enter the IP address of the TFTP server from which you restore the configuration file.
• FTP: Restore a file from an FTP server.
  • Filename: Enter the directory path and the file name of the backup file. For example, you can enter /archive/backups/Infoblox_2009_10_20_15_30.
  • IP Address of FTP Server: The IP address of the FTP server.
• Username: Enter the username of your FTP server account.
• Password: Enter the password of your FTP server account.
• Grid Master (Local): Restore from a local directory on the Grid Master. In the Backup Set table, select the file you want to restore.
3. To restore NIOS configuration data, select the NIOS data check box.
4. To restore Discovery data, select the Discovery data check box. Discovery data should be restored to Consolidator appliances with the correct licensing.
5. To download a backup file from one appliance to a different appliance, select Force Restore from Different Grid to enable the feature, and then select one of the following:
   • Retain Current Grid Master IP Settings (this is the default)
   • Overwrite Grid Master IP Settings
6. Click Restore. In the Confirm Restore dialog box, click Yes.
   After restoring the file, the appliance restarts. The restore process overwrites all existing data. All pending scheduled tasks are not restored or reverted.
7. Close your current browser window, wait a few minutes, and then reconnect to the NIOS appliance.

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Restoring Backup Files from a Different Appliance

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To download a backup file from one appliance to a different appliance:

1. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, and then click Restore from the Toolbar.
2. In the Restore wizard, do the following:
   • Restore from: Choose a source from which you restore the configuration file, as described in Restoring Backup Files.
3. Select Force Restore from Different Grid to enable the feature, and then select one of the following:
   • Retain Current Grid Master IP Settings (this is the default)
   • Overwrite Grid Master IP Settings
4. Click Restore. In the Confirm Restore dialog box, click Yes.
   After restoring the file, the appliance reboots. The restore process overwrites all existing data. All pending scheduled tasks are not restored or reverted.
5. Close your current browser window, wait a few minutes, and then reconnect to the NIOS appliance.