1. Configure the virtual appliance according to the instructions in the Virtual Web Appliance Setup
Guide.Take care when configuring the network settings to assign a network address that is
different from the hardware-based appliance it is replacing.
2. If your hardware appliance is not configured to perform automated backups, on the
Configuration > System > Backup page, click Download Now. Or, if automated backups
are configured, transfer the backed up archive file from the FTP site to the system on which
you will be performing the restoration.
3. On the virtual appliance, select Configuration > System > Restore. Follow the instructions
in Restoring a Backup on page 122.
Note: If your hardware-based appliance was configured to use Web Cache Communication
Protocol, you must reconfigure those settings manually on the virtual appliance.WCCP settings
cannot be restored from a backup.
4. When restoration is complete, power off and decommission the hardware-based appliance.
Replacing a Management Appliance
If you have a hardware-based Sophos Management Appliance that you want to replace with a
virtual Management Appliance:
1. Configure the virtual appliance according to the instructions in the Virtual Management Appliance
Setup Guide.Take care when configuring the network settings to assign a network address
that is different from the hardware-based appliance it is replacing.
2. Join the newly configured Management Appliance to a functioning Web Appliance in your
deployment (not the hardware-based Management Appliance) and copy its configuration data
to the virtual Management Appliance. On the Management Appliance, ensure that these check
boxes are selected: Allow Web Appliances to join this Management Appliance and Copy
configuration and policy data from the first web appliance to join. For complete instructions,
see On a Stand-Alone Web Appliance: Joining a Management Appliance on page 141.
3. When the join is complete, power off and decommission the hardware-based Management
Appliance.
Related concepts
Central Management on page 141
Related tasks
Backup on page 120
Restore on page 122
Configuring WCCP on page 153
2.3 Network Deployment
You can deploy the Sophos Web Appliance in a variety of configurations, depending on the
requirements of your organization and your existing network architecture.
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