Schedule a Device Backup

To schedule a device backup:
  1. Click and select Inventory > Backup & Restore.
    The Backup & Restore screen opens.
  2. If the Backup tab is not displayed by default, click to open it.
  3. In the Sub Systems column on the left, click ADC,Proxy,or Firewall, depending on what you want to back up.
  4. Click in the Command bar.
  5. On the Create screen that opens, enter a name for the backup you are about to schedule.
  6. (Optional) Enter a description of the backup.
  7. In the Available devices field, click beside each device you want to add to include in the backup.
  8. Select the Scheduler radio button.
  9. Depending on how often you want to schedule a backup, select the Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly radio button.
  10. Type the starting date of the backup or click and select the date from the popup screen that appears.
  11. Type the starting time for the backup or click and select a start time using the sliding bars for Hour and Minute. When you are finished, click Done to close the popup screen.
  12. (Optional) If you want certain users to receive the backup automatically as an email attachment, enter their email addresses in the To field of the Email configuration section, then enter a subject that will help the recipients understand why they are receiving the email: for example, "Weekly backup of ADC devices."
  13. Click Save to finish scheduling the backup.
    Note: Rather than adding components manually, you can click the Add search string link and create a search string that automatically assigns all existing devices that match the search criteria. The benefit of using a search string rather than selecting devices manually is that the search string continues to work in the background, auto-assigning all new devices to the backup if the devices match the search criteria you set up.
    Note: The minute bar has only two settings: to the left, representing the top of the hour (:00) and to the right, representing half-past the hour (:30).