From 8d8a939f837dca299afe25e8338cea0be90a4a38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ad Schellevis Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:56:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] System: Configuration: History - update documentation with new MVC implementation, closes https://github.com/opnsense/docs/issues/503 --- source/manual/backups.rst | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/manual/backups.rst b/source/manual/backups.rst index 62c7d279..147b8c8a 100644 --- a/source/manual/backups.rst +++ b/source/manual/backups.rst @@ -64,7 +64,35 @@ History The history menu helps you track changes between modifications and offer the opportunity to download older versions of your settings. +When OPNcentral is installed on the firewall and backups are being performed, there will be a host selector at the +top of the page to select which host should be inspected. + +Each backup preserved on this machine will be presented as an item in the dropdown, when selecting an item, the previous backup +(when availabe) will be selected automatically as comparison target. The final pane on the screen contains the changes +between both selected versions in `unified diff `__ format. + +The following buttons are available in the "backups (compare)" pane: + +.. raw:: html + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Revert to this backup (this firewall only), keep in mind no services will be restarted after this action, for a clean state a reboot might be required
Remove this backup (this firewall only)
Download the selected backup (in left dropdown)
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+ + .. Tip:: - You can specify the number of backups to keep in the backups menu, which can be quite practical when a higher level of + You can specify the number of backups to keep in the backups menu (:menuselection:`System --> Configuration --> Backups`), which can be quite practical when a higher level of auditability is required.