This article describes how to configure Web Gateway to create automatic configuration backups with a unique file name and time stamp. Web Gateway then pushes them to a remote host using FTP/SFTP/FTPS/SCP/HTTP(S).

Create a File System Logging entry:

1. Open the Web Gateway manager.
2. Select Policy, Settings, Engines.
3. Right-click File System Logging and click Add.
4. Name the entry distinctively so you can quickly identify it among your other logging settings. McAfee recommends the name Automatic Backup.
5. Type a log name, such as backup.log.
6. Deselect Enable log buffering and click OK.
    

Rotate and push the new backup.log file:
Specify when to rotate the backup.log file and push it to a remote host.

1. Select the File System Logging entry defined in the previous section.
2. On the right side, expand Settings for Rotation, Pushing, and Deletion.
3. Select Enable specific settings for user-defined log.
4. Under Auto Rotation, select Enable auto rotation and Enable scheduling of log file rotation (format: hh:mm). Enter the time that you want the rotation to occur. The rotation time is important because we create a scheduled backup job that must run before the rotation time. For example, scheduling the backup creation for 1 a.m. and rotating and pushing the file at 2 a.m.
5. Under Auto Deletion, click Enable auto deletion of unchanged files and enter 2 days. You do not need to keep automatic backup files on the appliance because they are stored safely on your destination server.
6. Under Auto Pushing, click Enable auto pushing and define your destination server. This example uses an FTP server.
7. Select Enable pushing of log files directly after rotation.
    

Schedule the automatic backup:
Create a scheduled job for the automatic backup.

1. Select Configuration, Central Management, Advanced Scheduled Jobs.
2. Click Advanced Scheduled Jobs and open the Job list.
3. Click Add and an Edit Scheduled Job box displays.
4. In the Start job drop-down list, select the frequency that you want the scheduled job to run. McAfee recommends Daily.
5. Define the time that you want the scheduled job to run in the next three boxes (24-hour clock). Creating a job for 1 a.m. every day would look like: Daily, 0 minute, 1 hour, day is grayed out. This scheduled job is started daily, set to run at 1:00 AM. For example, you schedule the backup creation for 1 a.m. and rotate and push the file at 2 a.m.
    
   NOTE: The day field can be used to run a monthly report on the fifth of each month.
    
6. Under Job settings, set the drop-down option to Backup Configuration and give this job a Unique job ID. This value is your choice, provided it does not conflict with any other existing scheduled jobs. The addition of a job description is optional. But, it might be helpful to reference what the job is configured to accomplish. Then, if a problem arises and further change is needed, it is clear what this job is intended to do.
7. Under Parameter Settings, select Use most recent configuration.
    
8. In the Save configuration to backup field, type the full path to the backup.log file. The path here must be entered in the following format: /opt/mwg/log/user-defined-logs/backup.log/backup.log. The duplicate backup.log in the defined /path/file.extension field is needed because the directory for these files is named backup.log and the new log entry is defined as backup.log. (It is named backup.log automatically by creating a new File System Logging entry.) File names created by this job are named as follows: backup1309040200-10.10.76.10.log

Restore the configuration from the backup.log file:
If needed, you can restore a backup as follows.

1. Select Troubleshooting, Backup/Restore.
2. Click Restore from File and select the file.
    
   NOTE: Change the Files of type drop-down option to All Files. This setting allows the Web Gateway to see the backup that it uses for restoring. The files created are not automatically found when performing a restore. When the user interface tries to find the backup file, it looks for a .backup extension.
    
3. Click Open. The restore is performed and will log you out of the user interface.