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    Manage: Config Version Snapshots

    Configuration snapshots give you a view into your configuration history: compare, load, and restore earlier configuration versions.
    Where Can I Use This?
    What Do I Need?
    • Prisma Access (Cloud Management)
    • NGFWs (Cloud Managed)
    • AIOps for NGFW Premium
       license
    • Prisma Access
       license
    Configuration snapshots give you a view into your
    Strata Cloud Manager
     configuration history. When a configuration push has unintended security implications or an unexpected impact on traffic, you can recover by reverting to an earlier version. You can also compare configurations to see what’s changed across versions.
    Select
    Manage
    Operations
    Config Version Snapshots
     to find configuration snapshots and restore, load, or compare versions.

    Config Snapshot Overview

    The Config Snapshot Version screen is the place to review pushed configurations, compare config snapshots with your configuration candidate, and load or restore older configurations.
    A) Version
    The version number of the configuration that was pushed.
    The
    Candidate
    allows you to compare the currently pending configuration changes to
    Strata Cloud Manager
     with a previous config version.
    The configuration version number is incremental. For example, if you have 10 versions and restore configuration version 2, the configuration version will change from 10 to 11 (it won’t show as 2).
    B) Add New Filter
    Choose filters to sort and filter config versions by column.
    C) Date
    Date and time the config was pushed.
    D) Pushed By
    Administrator who pushed the changes.
    E) Edited By
    Administrator who made the configuration changes before they were pushed.
    F) Object Changes
    See how many objects were added, removed, or modified when the config was pushed.
    G) Target Devices
    Devices that were targeted in the scope of the configuration push snapshot.
    When performing a
    Restore
    action, you can choose which of the devices to perform the operation on.
    H) Impacted Devices
    Devices that have been modified since the previous configuration push. Devices are only considered to be impacted to the previous configuration push snapshot.
    Impacted and Target Devices
    If you have two devices, A and B, and only push to device A, A becomes the Target and Impacted device.
    If you then push again to device A and B, A and B are both targeted devices, but only B is an Impacted device.
    When performing a
    Load
    action, the listed devices will be impacted.
    I) Description
    Review any information provided at the time the config was pushed.
    J) Refresh
    Update the information in the snapshot table.
    K) Reset Filters
    Clear all the filters to display all config versions.
    L) Compare
    See what has changed from version to version.
    Only two versions can be compared at a time.
    M) Actions
    Restore
     or
    Load
     a config version.
    • Restore
       – Restore an earlier configuration version.
      Restoring a configuration version directly updates the running configuration on the deployments within the scope of the original push and does not require you to
      Push Config
      .
      Restore all the devices or deployments in the original scope of the configuration push or select specific devices or deployments to restore. You can’t expand the configuration to include devices or deployments outside of the original scope.
      Restoring a config version does not delete or modify the candidate configuration. The configuration in progress will be saved. Restoring a configuration just updates the running configuration version. Deployments may appear out of sync when the restore action is used.
    • Load
       – Load an earlier version as your candidate configuration in
      Strata Cloud Manager
      . Your current candidate configuration will be lost when an older configuration is loaded.
      Make updates to the new candidate configuration or apply the configuration to new devices and deployments outside of the original config snapshot and, when you’re ready,
      Push Config
      .

    Restore a Snapshot

    Restore a previously pushed configuration. Restoring an older configuration updates the configuration running on the deployments and devices. These changes are not reflected in the
    Strata Cloud Manager
    , so deployments and devices may appear out of sync.
    Only configured devices that were within the scope of the original configuration push can be restored to a selected version.
    1. Log into Strata Cloud Manager.
    2. Select
      Manage
      Operations
      Config Version Snapshots
      .
    3. Select the config version you want to restore.
      1. (
        Optional
        ) Select the version number to review the changes made by the config snapshot.
    4. Restore
       the version.
      1. (
        Optional
        ) Select the devices you would like to target with the restore action.
      2. Restore
        .
    5. (
      Optional
      ) Select
      Manage
      Configuration
      Operations
      Push Config
       to validate the configuration was restored.

    Load a Snapshot

    Load an earlier configuration snapshot to use as your candidate configuration.
    Once the configuration has been loaded, you can continue to make modifications to it before pushing.
    1. Log into Strata Cloud Manager.
    2. Select
      Manage
      Operations
      Config Version Snapshots
      .
    3. Select the config version you want to load.
      1. (
        Optional
        ) Select the version number to review the changes made by the config snapshot.
    4. Load
       the version.
    5. (
      Optional
      ) Modify the loaded configuration candidate as needed.
    6. Push Config
      .

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