Use the Import/Export screen to create a backup of InterScan™ Messaging Security Appliance (IMSA) 7.0 settings. Keeping a backup allows you to easily re-apply your settings to an IMSA 7.0 device if you experience any problems that require you to rescue the application. You can also replicate a configuration across several IMSA 7.0 devices by simply importing the same configuration file into the desired devices.
You can also import the configuration from IMSA 1.0 to IMSA 7.0 and the policy from IMSS 5.7 to IMSA 7.0. Simply export the configuration file from IMSA 1.0 or IMSS 5.7, then import the file into IMSA 7.0.
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If you are exporting the configuration settings from IMSS 5.7 Windows version and it contains Double Byte Character Settings (DBCS), please make sure that the locale of the Windows is also in DBCS. Otherwise, the DBCS setting will not be migrated correctly. |
To export device configuration files:
Choose Administration > Import/Export from the menu.
Click Export.
When the dialogue box appears, click Save and save it to your computer.
To return to the Import/Export screen, click Return.
During export, do not:
Access other Web console screens or modify any settings.
Perform any database operations.
Start/stop any services on the device or in the group to which the device belongs.
Register/unregister any child devices into/from the group to which the device belongs.
Start other export or import tasks.
To import device configuration files:
Choose Summary from the menu. The Real-time Statistics tab appears by default.
Click the System tab.
Verify that no services are starting or stopping. If services are starting or stopping, wait until they are stable.
Choose Administration > Import/Export from the menu.
Under Import Configuration Files, click Browse... and locate the file.
Click Import. The original settings and rules such as Domain Based Delivery Settings will be deleted and replaced by the imported settings and rules. All services on each device in the group will be restarted to apply the imported settings and rules. Wait until all services are restarted.
During import, do not:
Access other Web console screens or modify any settings.
Perform any database operations.
Start/stop any services on the device or in the group to which the device belongs.
Register/unregister any child devices into/from the group to which the device belongs.
Start other export or import tasks.
If the import fails, the configuration will roll back to the original settings before the import.
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