WEBSENSE BACKUP UTILITY

The Websense Backup Utility makes it easy to back up your Websense software settings and policy data,
and to revert to a previous configuration. Data saved by the utility can also be used to import Websense
configuration information after an upgrade.

The Backup Utility saves:

- Global configuration information, including client and policy data, stored in the Policy Database.
- Local configuration information, such as Filtering Service and Log Server settings, stored by each
Policy Server.
- Websense component initialization and configuration files.

The backup process works as follows:

1. You initiate an immediate backup or define a backup schedule.

- Manually launch a backup at any time.

- Backup files are stored in a directory you specify when you run or schedule the backup.

2. The Backup Utility checks all Websense components on the machine, collects the data eligible for
backup, and creates an archive file. The file name is given the format:

wsbackup_yyyy-mm-dd_hhmmss.tar.gz

Only root (Linux) and members of the Administrators group (Windows) can access the backup files.

Run the Websense Backup Utility on each machine that includes Websense components.

The tool identifies and saves any of the following files that it finds on the current machine:

From path \Program  Files\Websense\bin or /opt/Websense/bin

authserver.ini
BrokerService.cfg
config.xml
eimserver.ini
LogServer.ini
netcache.conf
securewispproxy.ini
transid.ini
upf.conf
websense.ini
WebUI.ini
wsauthserver.ini
wscitrix.ini
WSE.ini
wsedir.ini
wsradius.ini
wsufpserver.ini
From path bin/i18n
i18n.ini

From path bin/postgres/data

postgresql.conf
pg_hba.conf

From path BlockPages/*/Custom

All custom block page settings

From path tomcat/conf/Catalina/Localhost

mng.xml

From path Windows\system32

isa_ignore.txt
ignore.txt

From path /etc/wsLib

wsSquid.ini

Before running the Backup Utility, make sure that all administrators are logged out of TRITON - Web
Security.

To launch an immediate backup:

Windows:

1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the Websense bin directory (C:\Program
Files\Websense\bin, by default).

2. Enter the following command:

wsbackup -b -d <directory>

Linux:

1. Open a command shell and navigate to the Websense directory (/opt/Websense/, by default).

2. Enter the following command:

./WebsenseTools -b -b -d <directory>

Where directory indicates the destination directory for the backup archive.

When you perform a backup, a configuration file (WebsenseBackup.cfg) is created and stored with the
backup archive. This configuration file specifies:

- How long to keep the backup archive in the backup directory

- The maximum amount of disk space that may be consumed by all backup files in the directory
Edit the WebsenseBackup.cfg file in any text editor to change either of these parameters:

KeepDays Number of days archive files should remain in the backup directory. The default is 365.

KeepSize Number of bytes allotted for backup files. The default is 10857600.

Any files older than the KeepDays value are deleted from the backup directory. If the amount of allocated
disk space is exceeded, the oldest files are deleted from the backup directory to make room for newer files.

Autore: Fabrizio Rosina

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