Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Guide

Backing up and restoring System Maintenance
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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When restoring the configuration from a remote location, a list of revisions is displayed so
that you can choose the configuration file to restore.
To view the basic backup and restore options, go to System > Maintenance >
Backup & Restore.
Figure 165: Backup & Restore Central Management options
Upgrading and downgrading firmware
The firmware section displays the current version of firmware installed on your FortiGate
unit, as well as the firmware version currently in use if there is more than one firmware
image saved on the FortiGate unit.
To view the firmware options, go to System > Maintenance > Backup & Restore.
Backup The options available for backing up your current configuration to the
FortiGuard Analysis & Management Service.
Backup configuration
to:
Select the FortiGuard option to upload the configuration to the
FortiGuard Analysis & Management Service.
The Local PC option is always available.
Comments: Enter a description or information about the file in the Comments field.
This is optional.
Backup Select to back up the configuration file to the FortiGuard Analysis &
Management Service.
A confirmation message appears after successful completion of the
backup.
Restore The options for restoring a configuration file.
Restore configuration
from:
Select the FortiGuard option to download the configuration file from
the FortiGuard Analysis & Management Service.
Please Select: Select the configuration file you want to restore from the list. This list
includes the comments you included in the Comment field before it
was uploaded to the FortiGuard Analysis & Management Service.
The list is in numerical order, with the recent uploaded configuration
first.
Restore Select to restore the configuration from the FortiGuard Analysis &
Management Service.
Note: The FortiGuard-FortiManager protocol is used when connecting to the FortiGuard
Analysis & Management Service. This protocol runs over SSL using IPv4/TCP port 541 and
includes the following functions:
• detects FortiGate unit dead or alive status
• detects management service dead or alive status
• notifies the FortiGate units about configuration changes, AV/IPS database update and
firewall changes.

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Language	English