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 Safeguard Backup Files (.sgb), 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.
For maximum backup protection, Appliance Administrators can configure the cluster wide GPG public key or password encryption. Either will protect all subsequent backups generated from each appliance in the cluster. GPG protection will apply when downloaded or archived. Password protection will apply when generated. For details, see:
web client: Navigate to
Backup and Retention | Safeguard Backup and Restore.
desktop client: 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.
Property | Description |
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Date | The date of the backup |
Time
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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 |
Protection Type |
Hover over an icon to view the type of protection:
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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 |
File Name |
The Safeguard backup file name which is an .sgb file. |
Use these toolbar buttons to manage Safeguard for Privileged Passwords backups. The tools in the desktop client may be in a different order.
Option | Description |
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Create a backup copy of the data that is currently on the appliance. For more information, see Run Now. | |
Remove the selected backup file from the Backups page and the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords database. The backup is immediately removed. | |
Save the selected backup file in a location on your appliance. For more information, see Download a backup. | |
Retrieve a backup file from a file location and add it to the Backups page list. For more information, see Upload a backup. | |
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For the selected backup file file, overwrite the current data and restore Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to the selected backup. For more information, see Restore a backup. |
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Store the selected backup file on an external archive server. For more information, see Archive backup. |
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Update the list of backup files on the Backups page. |