How to Take a Backup of Securden Endpoint Privilege Manager?

Securden Endpoint Privilege Manager is used by integrating existing technical stacks, onboarding different assets, creating policies for each asset, and configuring different provisions for a smooth experience.

To ensure that these configurations and onboarded data are not lost during a disaster, Securden Endpoint Privilege Manager comes with a built-in database backup provision. The backed-up data is encrypted using the same encryption key as the EPM server and can be recovered in a few easy steps.

Follow the steps below to take a backup copy of the Securden Endpoint Privilege Manager.

Note

The backup copies taken using Securden will be encrypted using the same encryption key as the EPM server. You must take a copy of the encryption key file and keep it in a secure location. It is required for restoring data from the backup copy.

• Navigate to Admin >> High Availability >> Database Backup.

• Here, you have two options,

  • Take Backup Once

  • Take Backup Periodically

• If you are planning to upgrade the EPM server, migrate the backend database, or configure high availability, you must take a backup copy right before the respective process begins. Here, you would want to take a backup just once. Optionally, you can take a backup copy instantaneously by clicking Backup Now.

• If you want to ensure that the data is not lost due to unforeseen circumstances, you can configure periodic database backup.

• Once you choose the required option, you must specify a few details.

  • When to take the backup: You must specify the date and time of the moment when you want the backup copy to be created. It is recommended to choose a time during non-business hours to ensure all the changes made during the business hours are included in the backup.

  Important

  If you choose periodic backups, this will be the moment when the first backup copy is created.

  • Where to store the backup: You have the option to store the backup copies in the cloud or within your network. You must specify the exact folder path of the location where you want to store the copies.

  Important

  If you choose to store the copies on the cloud, you must select the cloud service from the available dropdown list. If you don’t have any cloud service available, you can configure a new service by navigating to Admin >> Integrations >> Cloud Services. You can refer to the steps here

  • How many backups to store: Keeping old backups will take up storage space. You can limit the number of copies to be stored, and Securden will automatically purge the oldest copies when a new one is created.

• Once configured, you can click Save.