Progress Kemp provides several methods to backup and restore configuration and certificates on the LoadMaster. Depending on the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO), you can take these backups manually or automatically on a daily or weekly schedule. For information on the backup and restore features, refer to this Technical Note: Backup and Restore Technical Note.

Best Practices for Backups

Hypervisor snapshots cannot be used to restore a LoadMaster to a working state. The best way to back up your LoadMaster settings is by using the native backup and restore facility in the LoadMaster WUI or API.

To back up your LoadMaster configuration, follow these steps:

1. In the main menu, go to System Configuration > System Administration > Backup/Restore.
2. Click Create Backup File.

You can create a remote host for automated backups using SCP to save backups to a remote server.

For further details on backing up and restoring the LoadMaster configuration, including certificates and cipher sets, refer to the following links:

• Backup and Restore Technical Note

• How to Create and Restore a LoadMaster Configuration or Certificate Backup