Back up Firewall Threat Defense devices

Back up Firewall Threat Defense devices to ensure configuration data can be restored if needed.

Different backup procedures apply depending on how your Firewall Threat Defense devices are managed - through Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center, on-premises On-Premises Firewall Management Center, or Firewall Device Managers.

Procedure

Step 1

For Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center, access the management interface.

Step 2

For Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by On-Premises Firewall Management Center onboarded to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management, access the management center.

  • In the Security Cloud Control left pane, choose Administration > Firewall Management Center.

  • Choose the On-Premises Firewall Management Center whose Firewall Threat Defense devices you want to back up.

  • Click FMC Cross Launch URL on the right pane to navigate to the On-Premises Firewall Management Center or manually log in to the On-Premises Firewall Management Center.

  • Continue to follow the steps in Back up a Device from the Management Center in the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Administration Guide.

Step 3

For Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by Firewall Device Managers onboarded to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management, use the FDM backup procedure.

Follow the steps in Back up an FDM-managed Device.

Device configuration backups are created and available for restoration when needed. The backup location depends on the management type used for your devices.