system: configuration: backups: document console settings and interface mismatches

pull/482/head
Stephan de Wit 10 months ago
parent 0a8b74f047
commit 97db0d20f8

@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ You can backup and restore your machines configuration using the :menuselection:
When performing a local backup, you can choose to protect it with a password and decide whether or not you
would like to store rrd statistics as well (in which case they will be stored in the same export xml file).
.. Warning::
The configured console settings of a machine may not be applicable to the situation of other (virtual) hardware platforms.
To avoid losing console access to the firewall in these cases, the configuration restore will not apply the backups'
console settings by default. To disable this behaviour, uncheck **Exclude console settings from import**.
.. Note::
Due to the sensitive nature of your configuration data, its advisable to protect backups with a strong password when
@ -30,6 +36,11 @@ have various components that depend on each other, it's most safe to restore a c
Partial restores can lead to unexpected behavior, use with care. Future versions might not support this feature due
to consistency reasons. (not all components can be partially exported)
.. Note::
If restoring a backup on a different (virtual) machine and the hardware interface names do not match, a reboot will
not automatically take place, instead you will be prompted to fix the interface assignments.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2

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