Backup and restore strategy

As reliability is a critical concern, robust backup and disaster recovery strategies are in place for FortiClient Cloud.

Local reliability

• Daily database backups for each FortiClient Cloud instance with a 15-day retention period to ensure that data can be recovered in case of issues

• Snapshots taken before upgrades or instance termination

Disaster recovery

• AWS is set up as a backup site. Each user's FortiClient Cloud instance is duplicated on AWS with the same configuration as their primary instance on private cloud. Regular data synchronization from the primary node to the backup node ensures data consistency.
• In case of a region failure, the AWS backup instance can easily be activated, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss. Once the issue is resolved, you can be switched back to the primary FortiClient Cloud instance on private cloud.