Restoring an encrypted backup
This procedure describes the steps to restore a downloaded encrypted cloud backup (EDIST) file on a remote controller using
Prerequisites:
- Connected to a running station, already configured for cloud connectivity
- Appropriate administrative access to the
- A platform user account for the JACE
- One or more encrypted cloud backups already downloaded
- The source station's system passphrase.
Perform the following steps:
- In the Nav tree, navigate to your stored cloud backups.
- Double-click on an encrypted (*.edist) backup file to invoke the Encrypted Distribution view, and click Decrypt DIST file.
- In the Enter Passphrase dialog, enter the source station’s system passphrase and click OK.
NOTE: You must enter the system passphrase that was in use at the time the backup was created, which may not be the current passphrase.
During decryption the EDIST file is converted to an unencrypted DIST file of the same name, and is stored at the same location, as shown.
- A confirmation dialog appears, notifying you of the successful decryption and prompts whether you want go to the DIST file.
Click Yes to continue.The dist file appears in the Distribution View, listing the file details as well as software dependencies and exclusions.
NOTE: If you click No in the confirmation dialog, the view remains focused on the EDIST file (selected in Step 2) in the Encrypted Distribution view.
You can proceed to install the newly decrypted DIST file using the platform Distribution File Installer. Refer to the procedure, Restoring an unencrypted backup.