Overview

You are curious how long does a backup restoration take and whether it impacts production if done during business hours. Furthermore, you are interested whether previous logs will be restored.

Information

• There is no downtime during the import of the backup configuration file to Exinda. We recommend the import during off-peak hours under a planned maintenance window.
• Ideally, the appliance should not ask for a system reboot while importing the configuration file. In case it prompts you to do so, we recommend doing a reboot during off-peak hours only.
• The Import configuration should not impact the production, as long as you use the correct backup file.
• The previous logs won't get restored while restoring the Exinda configuration backup. 
• Binary copies of the configuration will only work when the device and hardware are exactly the same, right down to the MAC addresses on the NICs.
• As a result, it can only be done in cases where the device is the exact same.
• The advantage is that binary configuration often imports a lot faster than large text configurations, and is less prone to error.

• The below knowledge base articles would be helpful in getting more details on the backup and importing configuration data in different scenarios.
  • Downloading and Saving Config File from Exinda
  • Importing Configuration File to Exinda
  • Copying Config or Migrating from different Exinda