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Administration Guide

Creating backup ADOMs

Creating backup ADOMs

You can create an ADOM with backup mode enabled, and then add devices to the ADOM.

When an ADOM is in backup mode, the following panes are available:

  • Device Manager
  • Policy & Objects
  • FortiGuard
  • FortiView
  • System Settings
To create backup ADOMs:
  1. Go to System Settings > ADOMs, and click Create New.
  2. Set the following options, and click OK:

    Name

    Type a name for the ADOM.

    Type

    Select the type of device and ADOM version.

    Devices

    Select a device. Alternately, you can add a device to the ADOM later by using the Add Device wizard.

    Mode

    Select Backup.

    The ADOM in backup mode is created.

Creating backup ADOMs

Creating backup ADOMs

You can create an ADOM with backup mode enabled, and then add devices to the ADOM.

When an ADOM is in backup mode, the following panes are available:

  • Device Manager
  • Policy & Objects
  • FortiGuard
  • FortiView
  • System Settings
To create backup ADOMs:
  1. Go to System Settings > ADOMs, and click Create New.
  2. Set the following options, and click OK:

    Name

    Type a name for the ADOM.

    Type

    Select the type of device and ADOM version.

    Devices

    Select a device. Alternately, you can add a device to the ADOM later by using the Add Device wizard.

    Mode

    Select Backup.

    The ADOM in backup mode is created.