Backup and restore
It is the responsibility of the Appliance Administrator to manage Safeguard for Privileged Passwords backups.
As a best practice, store backups on an archive server that is external from the appliance so that the backup image is available for restoration even if there is a catastrophic disk or hardware failure. Keep only a minimum number of backup files on the appliance. After you download or archive the backup files, use Delete to remove them from the desktop client application. You can set the maximum number of backup files you want Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to retain on the appliance in Backup and Retention settings.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Backup and Retention | Safeguard Backup and Restore.
The Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Backup and Restore page lists this information for the backups that are currently in the database.
Table 131: Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Backup and Restore: Properties
Date |
The date of the backup |
Time |
The time of the backup |
Progress |
The status of the backup: Running or Complete |
File Size (MB) |
The size of the backup file in megabytes |
Appliance Name |
The name of the appliance |
Appliance Version |
The version of the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance |
User |
The name of the user that created the backup |
Last Archived Date |
The date the selected backup ran |
Archive Server Name |
The name of the server on which the backup was archived |
Use these toolbar buttons to manage Safeguard for Privileged Passwords backups
Run Now
If you have selected Send to archive server, the backup will be sent to the archive server. For more information, see Backup settings.
To create a new backup
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Backup and Retention | Safeguard Backup and Restore.
- Click Run Now.
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords makes a copy of the current database.
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Caution: If you restore a backup that is older than the Maximum Password Age set in the Login Control settings, all user accounts (including the bootstrap administrator) will be locked out and you will have to reset all of the user account passwords. To avoid this situation, you can reset the Maximum Password Age to zero before you perform the backup, then reset it after the restore. |
TIP: As a best practice, perform backups more frequently than the Maximum Password Age setting.
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Caution:Safeguard for Privileged Passwords can not restore any access request workflow events in process at the time of a backup. |
Backup settings
Settings is where you configure an automatic backup schedule.
If you schedule a backup and a backup has already occurred for that interval (minute, hour, day, week, or month), Safeguard for Privileged Passwords will not execute another backup until the following minute, hour, day, week, or month. For example, if a backup has already occurred today and you set the backup schedule to run a daily backup, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords will not run the backup until tomorrow.
The backup schedule window end time must be after the start time.
To schedule backups
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Backup and Retention | Safeguard Backup and Restore.
- Click Settings.
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In the Backup Settings dialog, specify the backup schedule. Select Backup Every to run the job along per the run details you enter. (If you deselect Backup Every, the details are lost.)
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Configure the following.
To specify the frequency without start and end times, select from the following controls. If you want to specify start and end times, go to the Use Time Window selection in this section.
- Minutes: The job runs per the frequency of minutes you specify. For example, Every 30 Minutes runs the job every half hour over a 24-hour period. It is recommended you do not use the frequency of minutes except in unusual situations, such as testing.
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Hours: The job runs per the minute setting you specify. For example, if it is 9 a.m. and you want to run the job every two hours at 15 minutes past the hour starting at 9:15 a.m., select Runs Every 2 Hours @ 15 minutes after the hour.
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Days: The job runs on the frequency of days and the time you enter.
For example, Every 2 Days Starting @ 11:59:00 PM runs the job every other evening just before midnight.
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Weeks The job runs per the frequency of weeks at the time and on the days you specify.
For example, Every 2 Weeks Starting @ 5:00:00 AM and Repeat on these days with MON, WED, FRI selected runs the job every other week at 5 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Months: The job runs on the frequency of months at the time and on the day you specify.
For example, If you select Every 2 Months Starting @ 1:00:00 AM along with First Saturday of the month, the job will run at 1 a.m. on the first Saturday of every other month.
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Select Use Time Windows if you want to enter the Start and End time. You can click add or - delete to control multiple time restrictions. Each time window must be at least one minute apart and not overlap.
For example, for a job to run every ten minutes every day from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., enter these values:
Enter Every 10 Minutes and Use Time Windows:
If you have selected Days, Weeks, or Months, you will be able to select the number of times for the job to Repeat in the time window you enter.
For a job to run two times every other day at 10:30 am between the hours of 4 a.m. and 8 p.m., enter these values:
For days, enter Every 2 Days and set the Use Time Windows as Start 4:00:00 AM and End 20:00:00 PM and Repeat 2.
- Time Zone: Select the time zone.
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Select Send to archive server to store the backup files externally from the appliance during a scheduled backup or when manually running a backup.
You configure the maximum number of backup files you want Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to store on the appliance on the Backup retention page.
Download
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows you to save a selected backup file in a location on your computer.
To download the backup file
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Backup and Retention | Safeguard Backup and Restore.
- Select a backup file and click Download.
- Browse to select a location of your choice.
- Give the file a name and click OK.
NOTE: Safeguard for Privileged Passwords copies the backup file; it does not remove the backup from the list displayed on the Backup and Restore page.