Backing up PingAccess using a JSON file
Back up your PingAccess configuration by copying a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file to another system.
About this task
Back up your PingAccess configuration by copying a JSON file to another system.
Large PingAccess configurations can take upwards of 30 minutes to export. During an export, you cannot modify the PingAccess configuration. |
Steps
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Click Settings and then go to System → Configuration Export/Import.
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Click Export Configuration.
The downloaded file name is
pa-data-<timestamp>.json
.The <timestamp> value is formatted
MM-DD-YYYY.hh.mm.ss
. For example, a date and time of January 31, 2020 1:35 PM would be encoded as01-31-2020.13.35.00
in the file name. -
Copy the generated file to another system.
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If you plan to restore PingAccess in a new environment, copy the
<PA_Home>/conf/pa.jwk
file, and save it with the generated JSON file.