Backing Up and Restoring the Database

You must log in with a superuser account to back up files. The administrator must back up system files to the local appliance.
You can restore a backup up file 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. Note that if you need to restore a backup file to an appliance, ensure that the backup file that you are restoring is from an appliance that was Common Criteria compliant as well. NIOS stores information such as who started the database backup and where the backup file is stored in the audit log. For more information see Audit Log.

For more information about backing up and restoring the database, see Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Files.