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.

Enable backup fields to change default settings.
  1. On the toolbar, click OS > Backup > Auto Backup.
  2. Enable backup fields to change default settings.
  3. Select an Auto Backup Type:
    • Full: Does a full backup every time
    • Incremental: Only saves changes that occurred since the previous successful backup
    • None: Disables the automatic backup function
  4. Full Backup section.
    • Arguments: Defines what should be allowed to pass to "fmos backup"
    • Enabled: True (on) or False (off)
    • Minute: Set to an hourly, 60-minute period
    • Weekday: Set to numerical values, 0 and 7 are Sunday, 1 is Monday, and so on
    • Date: Set to numerical values, based on a 31-day monthly period
    • Hour: Set using a 24-hour period, does not apply to schedules set to run hourly
    • Schedule: Set to how often the backup should run
  5. Primary Incremental Backup and Differential Incremental Backup sections.
    • Enabled: True (on) or False (off)
    • Day of Month: Set to numerical values, based on a 31-day monthly period
    • Minute: Set to an hourly, 60-minute period
    • Schedule: Set to how often the backup should run
    • Hour: Set using a 24-hour period, does not apply to schedules set to run hourly
    • Day of Week or Weekday: Set to numerical values, 0 and 7 are Sunday, 1 is Monday, and so on

  6. When finished, click Save Configuration.