Specify the password used to protect the confidential information in the Forefront TMG export file to import (overwrite) the current TMG configuration.įigure 11: Enter the password of the export file
Select which information you want to import. If you want to restore the entire TMG configuration selected the overwrite (restore) option.įigure 9: import or overwrite the TMG configuration It is possible to import or to overwrite the current TMG configuration. Specify the location of the exported TMG configuration.įigure 8: Specify the location of the XML file First reinstall the underlying operating system in case of an OS failure, and then reinstall Forefront TMG with default settings and after that start the Forefront TMG management console and import the TMG configuration. In case of a disaster, it is possible to import the entire Forefront TMG configuration. If you are interested to see the content of the export XML file, open the file in an Internet Explorer window or with an XML file viewer. If you also want to backup the TMG administrative role users, you have to activate the checkboy to export user permissions.ĭepending on the size of the TMG configuration the export process could take a while. If you want to export confidential information like NPS (RADIUS) shared secrets, specify a password with at least 8 characters to encrypt this information. A regular backup of the entire TMG configuration should be part of your disaster recovery prevention plan.įigure 1: Backup the entire TMG configuration Start the Forefront TMG management console to backup or restore the entire TMG configuration. Get your copy of the German language "Microsoft ISA Server 2006 - Das Handbuch"īackup and restore the entire configuration In case of a restore, the VSS provider uses this file to restore the configuration, using the Forefront TMG import functionality. xml file and instructs the VSS provider to back up this XML-file. Forefront TMG uses the VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) writer to export the configuration to an.
Forefront TMG makes it easy to back up the entire configuration or parts of the configuration for backup purposes in case of emergency or to simply back up a configuration to clone this configuration with another forefront TMG Server.