topic Re: FTD scheduled backup in Network Security

FTD scheduled backup

Bence — Mon, 06 May 2024 18:23:42 GMT

Hi,

I have 25 FTD Cluster and I want to configure an automatic scheduled backup for every week. So I have 50 backup files every week. The problem is, that the new file do not overwrite the old, so on the second week I have 100 files, on the third 150 and so on.

Question 1. There is any way to overwrite automatically the old file?

Question 2. There is any way to send the FTD backup file to the remote storage, but do not store on fmc?

Thanks !

Re: FTD scheduled backup

betliu — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:55:33 GMT

Hi,

1. I didn't find a way to overwrite the old backup files automatically.

2. You can configure a 'remote storage device' for backup, and then schedule FTD backup without choosing 'Retrieve to Management Center'

Re: FTD scheduled backup

MHM Cisco World — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:02:57 GMT

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GtbdXyAiM5g&pp=ygUORm1jIGZ0ZCBiYWNrdXA%3D

Check this link

MHM

Re: FTD scheduled backup

Marvin Rhoads — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:49:58 GMT

Local storage on FMC requires you to manage the backups manually. You can also log in remotely via ssh and remove the files using a scripted process.

By using remote storage as detailed in @betliu 's post, you can use a cron job or similar tool on the remote server to remove the files.