Back up and Restore Kemp 360 Central

As a Kemp 360 Central administrator, you can back up your Kemp 360 Central configuration using controls provided within the UI. This includes data related to the following features:

  • Configuration Management (for example, application profiles and server pools)
  • Reporting (for example, daily Metered Licensing usage reports)
  • Scheduled Actions (for example, reboots and backups)
  • Storage (retention policies)
  • UI Access Control (for example, server certificates and whitelists)

  • Network Settings (DNS configuration)

  • Template Management and Backup Repository are included from the Global Repository
  • Kemp 360 Central settings (for example, SMTP and public keys)
Note: Note that log data and LoadMaster software updates from the Global Repository are not included.

To use the Backup feature, follow the steps below:

  1. Click the Settings and Configuration icon.
  2. Click Backup & Restore.

  3. Type a password then click Backup. For details on password requirements, see the Appendix: Password Information. Depending on your browser, this prompts you to download a backup file in your Downloads folder or in a location you select.
  4. Save the backup to the location where you want to store it.

To restore the backup file, follow the steps below:

  1. Click Select File and browse to the location where the backup is stored.
  2. Select the file then click Upload & Check. You can view the progress of the upload in the progress bar. If the upload is successful, you will see a notification on the screen.

    Note: The Kemp 360 Central instance on which you are restoring the archive must be licensed outside of the backup process and the license applied must match the license in effect on the system where the backup archive was created. If the license information does not match, the restore process will not continue.
  3. Type the password used to create the backup archive, then click Restore.

  4. Click Yes to the message that appears. For locally licensed LoadMasters, the following screen appears while the backup is being restored:

Note: While a restore operation is in progress, API and UI access to Kemp 360 Central is blocked.
  1. After the operation completes, log in again.