Save a configuration as a named snapshot in Strata Cloud Manager for enhanced configuration management and version control. Previously in Strata Cloud Manager, users were limited to loading only previously pushed configurations that had been committed to the firewalls. This restriction meant that administrators had to manually keep track of configuration pushes and timing if they wanted to maintain access to a known good configuration they could fall back on during troubleshooting or rollback scenarios.

Now, with the new Config Version Snapshot dashboard, you can save any in-progress configuration as a named snapshot, providing unprecedented flexibility in configuration management workflows. Having a named snapshot capability allows you to preserve specific configuration states that you can easily load to restore Strata Cloud Manager to a known working state, regardless of whether that configuration was ever pushed to production firewalls.

The named configuration snapshots feature includes a dedicated management interface with their own organized table view, where you can assign descriptive names to each snapshot for easy identification and tracking. This naming convention enables teams to maintain clear documentation of configuration milestones, test states, or backup points. For example, you might save snapshots labeled "Pre-Migration Baseline," "Security Policy Update v2.1," or "Known Good State - Q4 2024."

When you save a named snapshot, it replaces the current configuration candidate in your workspace, allowing you to immediately begin working from that restored state. This functionality is particularly valuable for testing configuration changes, maintaining configuration templates, or quickly reverting to stable configurations during incident response scenarios.