--- title: "Backing Up and Restoring the Edge Filer Configuration" slug: "backing-up-and-restoring-the-edge-filer-configuration-2-1" tags: ["7.11", "Edge Filer", "Gateway", "Filer"] updated: 2025-11-02T15:23:43Z published: 2025-11-02T15:23:43Z canonical: "kb.ctera.com/backing-up-and-restoring-the-edge-filer-configuration-2-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Backing Up and Restoring the Edge Filer Configuration The CTERA Edge Filer configuration (db.xml) should be backed up to the CTERA Portal so that the edge filer is protected in the event of a failure or disaster, by restoring the configuration. By default, the configuration is automatically backed up every 24 hours. **Note** The automatic backup of the configuration requires a connection to a CTERA Portal. ## Manually Backing Up the Configuration If you want to back up the configuration before the next due backup, you can manually back it up. **To manually back up the CTERA Edge Filer configuration file:** 1. In the **Configuration** view, select **System > Configuration Tools** in the navigation pane. The **Configuration Tools** page is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9OVII9N3.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) The configuration backup is active by default. 2. Click **Backup Now**. The configuration file is backed up to the CTERA Portal. ## Disabling Configuration Backup If you know that there have been no changes to the edge filer configuration, you can stop backing up the configuration file. **To stop backing up the CTERA Edge Filer configuration file:** 1. In the **Configuration** view, select **System > Configuration Tools** in the navigation pane. The **Configuration Tools** page is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9OVII9N3.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) 2. Click **Disable Configuration Backup**. The configuration backup is disabled. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-YGS21UDT.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) ## Viewing the Backup Log See [Backup Log](/v1/docs/viewing-different-logs-1-1-1#backup-log). ## Restoring the CTERA Edge Filer Configuration The configuration file, db.xml, is backed up to the portal. **To restore a CTERA Edge Filer configuration file:** 1. In the **Configuration** view, select **System > Configuration Tools** in the navigation pane. The **Configuration Tools** page is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9OVII9N3.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) 2. Click **View Backup**. The CTERA Portal user interface is displayed in a new browser window. 3. Sign in to the portal with the user credentials used to connect the CTERA Edge Filer to the portal. 4. In the CTERA Portal, click **BACKUPS** in the navigation pane. The **Backups** page in the portal is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-XO0TLZTL.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) The **Backups** page lists backups from every CTERA Edge Filer that has backed up to it. **Note** If you do not want the current backed up version, click the edge filer backup and then click **More Versions** to list previous backups and select the backup you want. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-Z10BNOCA.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) 5. Select the file to restore and click **Restore**. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-5VFDIA0O.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) 6. Specify how to handle the restore. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9GPMYKEY.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A40Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2B1sBBkBQ%2BOydfWDw0ak0uanzlUj7ww700k4hvfo9BP8%3D) - Overwrite the current version with the backup version. - Only overwrite the current version with the backup version if the backup version is a more recent version. - Keep the current version and restore the backup version with a new name: the files name followed by the original date of the file. - Skip restoring the backup file. 7. Specify where to restore the backup on the device where the backup was run. 8. Click **Start Restore**.