Symantec 10521146 Administration Guide - Page 300

300 Advanced configuration Backing up and restoring 3 In Backups, click an existing backup configuration. 4 In Actions, click Delete. 5 Click Yes to confirm. Note: SuperUsers and Administrators can delete an existing configuration; StandardUsers and RestrictedUsers cannot. See "User groups reference" on page 319 for more about permissions. Refreshing the list of backup configurations The Network Security console provides a way to update the view after each change to the backup table, using Refresh Table. To refresh the table 1 In the Network Security console, click Admin > Node > Manage Backups. 2 In Select Node, choose a node from the pull-down list, and click OK. 3 In Backups, click Refresh Table. Note: All users can refresh the list of backup configurations. See "User groups reference" on page 319 for more about permissions. Restoring Symantec Network Security configurations Symantec Network Security provides a way to restore a previous configuration to an entire cluster, so that all information that was synchronized throughout the cluster reverts back to the original values. SuperUsers can do this selectively, and restore the configuration on a single node, a subset of selected slave nodes, or to the entire cluster by first restoring the master node and then synchronizing. Best practices rules include: ■ Backup the master node on a regular basis. Protection policy definitions are stored only on the master node. ■ When reinstalling a node or unconfiguring an appliance, reapply all policies ■ When restoring a slave node, force a database sync before reapplying policies on that node. This will ensure that the slave node has the most recent policy definitions. ■ To restore a node to a previous configuration after a failure: