Schedule a database backup

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Schedule daily, weekly, or monthly Intelligent Sandbox database backups.

  • Make sure that you have the following:

    • A configured SFTP or FTP server that stores the backup files

    • A directory on the SFTP or FTP server where you want to store the backup files

  • Collect the following SFTP or FTP server information.

    • IPv4 address

    • The user name that Intelligent Sandbox uses to access the SFTP or FTP server

      Make sure that the user name has write access to the specified folder.

    • The corresponding password that Intelligent Sandbox uses to access the SFTP or FTP server.

  • Make sure that the communication over SFTP or FTP is possible between Intelligent Sandbox and the SFTP or FTP server.

  1. Log on to the Intelligent Sandbox web interface.

  2. Click ManageMaintenanceBackup & RestoreBackup.

  3. Configure the options, then click Schedule.

    The backup is stored in a password-protected .zip file in the specified directory on the SFTP or FTP server.

    Note

    Do not unzip or tamper with the .zip file. If the file corrupts, you cannot restore the database backup with the .zip file.

  4. To view the backup logs, click ManageLogsSystem.