About FMOS Backups

All of the SIP application data such as your device configurations and user profiles are stored in the database. To ensure that you can access recent data in the unlikely event of a corruption or system failure, SIP performs an automatic daily backup.

The average size of a backup with a fresh install (no devices) is about 200 MB, each device, report and configuration will increase this size. The retention policy set in the FMOS Control Panel (55555, interface) will determine how often the system will be backed up and how much will be retained.

A Backup Operator must be assigned as an FMOS privileged user before a backup can be performed.

Only full backups are performed, not incremental backups.

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.

Read Schedule an Automatic Backup.

 

Manual Backup

You can perform a backup at any time using the fmos backup command. The backup will be saved with the default location and name unless otherwise specified.

You must also include a new file name when you specify a location for the backup to be saved.

To perform a manual backup, complete the following steps.

  1. Access the server CLI.
  2. At the command prompt, type: fmos backup <location>
    By default, the backup is stored in the following location: var/lib/backup/firemon
  1. You can use SFTP to move the backup "off box" to be stored on another server.