HP VPN Firewall Appliances System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide

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4. Set the maximum number of
configuration archives.
archive configuration max file-number
Optional.
The default number is 5.
Change the setting depending
on the available storage space.
Enabling automatic configuration archiving
To avoid decreasing system performance, follow these guidelines when you configure automatic
configuration archiving:
• If the device configuration does not change frequently, manually archive the running configuration
as needed.
• If a low-speed storage medium (such as a flash memory) is used, archive the running configuration
manually, or configure automatic archiving with an interval longer than 1440 minutes (24 hours).
• If a high-speed storage medium (such as a CF card) is used and the device configuration changes
frequently, set a shorter saving interval.
Make sure you have set an archive path and file name prefix before performing this task.
To enable automatic configuration archiving:
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1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enable automatic
configuration archiving and
set the archiving interval.
archive configuration interval minutes
By default, this function is
disabled.
To view configuration archive
names and their archiving time,
use the display archive
configuration command.
Manually archiving running configuration
To save system resources, disable automatic configuration archiving and manually archive configuration
if the configuration will not be changed very often. You can also manually archive configuration before
performing complicated configuration tasks so you can use the archive for configuration recovery after
the configuration attempt fails.
Make sure you have set an archive path and file name prefix before performing this task.
Perform the following task in user view:
Task Command
Manually archive the running configuration. archive configuration
Performing configuration rollback
To avoid rollback failure, follow these guidelines:
• Make sure the replacement configuration file is created by using the configuration archive function
or the save command on the device.
• If the configuration file is not created on the device, make sure the configuration file content format
is fully compatible with the device.