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Backup or Migrate your configuration

August 22, 2024

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This feature helps you take a backup of your DaaS configurations. Backups ease the process of migrating the configurations from one cloud site to another. It also facilitates immediate rebounding of a site in times of emergencies. You can use the following methods to take backups:

Backup + Restore
1. Integrated with WebStudio.
Automated Configuration Tool (ACT)
1. Powershell-based tool. Install the tool to use it.

The backups can be used for:

Restoration
Migration

Citrix recommends the following tools for the described scenarios.

Backup

Environment	Use Case	Recommended Tool	Special Considerations	Link
DaaS	On-demand and scheduled backups	Backup + Restore	Citrix keeps the backup and the user can download it if needed	Backup + Restore in Studio
On-premises	On-demand backups	ACT	User keeps the backup	Backup and Restore using Automated Configuration Tool

Migration

Environment	Use Case	Recommended Tool	Special Considerations	Link
On-premise to cloud	Migrate one on-premise site to DaaS	ACT		Migrate from on-premises to cloud
On-premise to cloud	Consolidate multiple on-premises sites to one DaaS site	ACT	Site merging	Merge multiple on-premises sites to a single cloud site
On-premise to on-premise	Migrate one on-premise site to another on-premise site	ACT		POC Guide:Automated Configuration Tool- On-premises to On-premises migration
	Consolidate multiple on-premises sites to another on-premise site	ACT	Site merging	POC Guide:Automated Configuration Tool On-premises to On-premises migration
		ACT	Site merging	Merge multiple on-premises sites to a single cloud site
Cloud to cloud	Migrate one DaaS site to another DaaS site	ACT		Migrate from cloud to cloud
Consolidate multiple DaaS sites to one DaaS site	ACT	Site merging		Migrate from cloud to cloud
Consolidate multiple DaaS sites to one DaaS site	ACT	Site merging		Migrate multiple on-premises sites to a single cloud site

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Backup or Migrate your configuration

August 22, 2024

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August 22, 2024

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Backup or Migrate your configuration

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