1. Login to the user interface of NSX-T Manager.
2. On the main navigation bar, click System. Select Backup & Restore from the navigation pane.
3. Click Edit:
- Enter the IP or host name of the backup file server in the IP/Host name text box.
- Change the default port if required.
- Enter the user name in the User Name text box.
- Enter the password in the Password text box.
- Enter the absolute backup directory path in the Destination Directory text box. The directory must already exist.
- (Optional) Enter a Backup Encryption Passphrase to encrypt the backups. You will need this passphrase to restore a backup. If you forget the passphrase, you cannot restore any backups.
- Enter the SSH Fingerprint of the server that stores the backups. You can leave this blank and accept or reject the fingerprint provided by the server.
- Click the Schedule
- Enable Automatic Backup.
- Define the backup Frequency.
- Set the Detect NSX configuration change toggle to Enabled to trigger a backup when the configuration of the network changes. Configure the interval.
- Click Save.
Victor Wu
Chief Architect, Blogger, Author at Dell EMC Knowledge Sharing & Packt
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