About this task

The LaMa Service Dashboard allows you to make a backup of the VLA configuration:

Procedure

  1. In a new browser window or tab enter the URL for the LaMa Service Dashboard page on the Tomcat instance, for example: https://vla_hostname_or_IP:8443/vla/dashboard, where <vla_hostname_or_IP> is the FQDN or IP address of VLA.
  2. You may be prompted with a certificate warning. Accept the warning and proceed to the dashboard landing page.
  3. Scroll to the Backup heading of the Configuration management section.
    Figure 1. Configuration Management




  4. Enter password for the backup file. The password must be at least 8 characters long and must contain at least: an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number, a special character. Click Download.
  5. Verify that the backup file VLA<version>-CONFIG-<date and time>. BKP is successfully downloaded.
  6. In addition, you can see the results in the Backup/restore results section of the dashboard page.
    Figure 2. Backup/Restore Results