In this chapter, you will learn how to backup and restore VMware NSX components. We will be looking at the following recipes:
- Backing up NSX Manager
- Restoring NSX Manager
- Restoring NSX Controller Nodes
- Restoring a Logical Switch Backing Port Group
- Restoring NSX Edge
- Exporting NSX DFW Rules configuration from the Firewall Menu
- Restoring NSX DFW Rules configuration from the Firewall Menu
- Exporting NSX Security Policy from the Service Composer Menu
- Restoring NSX Security Policy from the Service Composer Menu
To complete all of these recipes, you will need a user that has configure rights. If in doubt, please refer to Chapter 9, Managing User Accounts in VMware NSX.
