Schedule an Automatic Backup

When a backup is run, the file that is created is saved to /var/lib/backup/firemon/ by default. The file will be named HOSTNAME_DATE.backup, and will be readable only by the group fmbackup.

The backup file that is created will contain the FMOS system configuration, PostgreSQL database dump, and the file system archive.

If a server is configured to be a database automatic backups are enabled by default, otherwise automatic backups are disabled. The default auto backup configuration does a backup daily at 23:48 UTC.

To set an automatic backup. complete the following steps.

  1. On the toolbar, click OS > Backup > Auto Backup.
  2. Enable backup fields to change default settings.

  1. When finished, click Stage Changes.

  2. If no other changes are being made, click Apply Configuration.