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Fleet Restore

SonicSaaS can restore device configurations from backup across multiple devices in a single operation. This is useful for disaster recovery, rolling back changes, or replicating a known-good configuration.

How Fleet Restore Works

A restore operation selects a backup for each device and pushes the configuration back to the firewall. The platform handles the entire workflow:

  1. Select devices to restore
  2. Choose the backup — pick a specific backup by date, or restore the most recent backup
  3. Review the restore plan before applying
  4. Execute — the platform restores each device and tracks progress

Restore operations are fully audited — the audit log records who initiated the restore, which devices were affected, and the outcome for each device.

When to Use Restore

  • After a failed change — roll back a configuration that caused issues
  • Disaster recovery — restore a device that was reset to factory defaults
  • Configuration cloning — apply a known-good configuration to replacement hardware
  • Compliance remediation — revert unauthorized configuration changes detected by drift monitoring

Safety Measures

  • Each restore is preceded by a fresh backup of the device’s current configuration (so you can always undo the restore)
  • The operation tracks per-device status so you can see which devices succeeded and which need attention
  • Failed restores do not affect other devices in the same operation
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