Forensic and Log Backup

To enable automatic forensics backup, click the Enable Automatic Forensics Backup checkbox to place a checkmark in the checkbox. To enable this automatic log backup, click the Enable Automatic Log Backup checkbox to place a checkmark in the checkbox. Fill in the fields described in the table below. Fields for both types of backups are the same. Now, whenever a forensics file or a log file is created, it is automatically backed up on the host specified in the Host field.

Note

When you first turn on automatic Forensics backup or log backup, only new files are backed up. Existing files will not be backed up. You will have to save old files if you want to copy them to another server.

You can automatically back up forensics data and log files by navigating to Configuration > Appliance Management > Forensic and Log Backup.


Field	Description
Host	The name of the server where you want to back up forensics or log files. This can be an IP address or a DNS name defined by your DNS server.
Port	The port number to use during the backup.
Protocol	The file transfer protocol to use for backing up forensics or log files.
Path	The directory (folder) where to place the backup on the destination server.
User	The username used to log in on the destination server.
Password	The password used to log in on the destination server.
Verify Server Certificate/Key	Verifies that the server certificate (HTTPS connections) or server key (SCP and SFTP connections) is valid.
Retries	The number of times to retry the forensic backup if a failure occurs. The maximum number is 5.

You can schedule the backups for system and access logs. Select an interval and then fill in the related fields using the following table:


Interval	Action
One Time Schedule	Choose a time for the backup by selecting a time from the Time drop-down menu. Then, select a day for the backup by clicking the Calendar button in the Date field and selecting a date.
Intra-Day Schedule	Select a time to begin the backup. Then, select a frequency in hours.
Daily Schedule	Select a frequency in day, weekdays only, or weekends only. Then, select a time of day.
Weekly Schedule	Choose a frequency in days. Then, select a day or multiple days to conduct the backup by clicking the checkbox next to the day to place a checkmark in the box.
Monthly Schedule	Choose the months that you want to run a backup by clicking the checkbox next to the month(s) to place a checkmark in the box(es). Then, select a day of the month to conduct the backup. Last, specify a time of day.