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. You can set the maximum number of backup files you want Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to retain on the appliance in Backup and Retention.

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:

  • Go to Backup and Restore:
    • web client: Navigate to Backup and Retention > Backup and Restore.

    The Backup and Restore page lists this information for the backups that are currently in the database.

    Table 83: Backup and Restore: Properties
    Property Description
    Date The date 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 SPP Appliance

    Protection Type

    Hover over an icon to view the type of protection:

    • (default) Standard protection: No password or GPG key is required.
    • GPG public key protection: A private key is required to upload the backup to be restored.
    • Password protection: A password is required to restore the backup.
    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 SPP backups.

    Table 84: Backup and Restore: Toolbar
    Option Description
    Run Now

    Create a backup copy of the data that is currently on the appliance. For more information, see Run Now..

    Remove

    Remove the selected backup file from the Backups page and the SPP database. The backup is immediately removed.

    Download

    Save the selected backup file in a location on your appliance. For more information, see Download a backup..

    Download VM Compatible

    Use this option to download a VM compatible backup, which can then be uploaded and restored on a SPP virtual machine. In order to download a VM compatible backup it must have been created with password or GPG public key protection settings. To enable the option to download a VM compatible backup of a hardware appliance, see Authorize VM Compatible Backups.

    IMPORTANT: You cannot upload a backup to hardware that has been downloaded from hardware as VM compatible.

    Upload

    Retrieve a backup file from a file location and add it to the Backups page list. For more information, see Upload a backup..

    Restore

    For the selected backup file, overwrite the current data and restore SPP to the selected backup. For more information, see Restore a backup..

    Archive

    Store the selected backup file on an external archive server. For more information, see Archive backup..

    Settings
    Refresh

    Update the list of backup files on the Backups page.