Symantec recommends that you back up the database at least weekly. You should store the backup file on another computer.

The backup file is saved in the following folder, by default: Drive:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\data\backup.

The backups are placed in a .zip file. By default, the backup database file is named date_timestamp.zip, the date on which the backup occurs.

Log data is not backed up unless you configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to back it up. If you do not back up the logs, then only your log configuration options are saved during a backup. You can use the backup to restore your database, but the logs in the database are empty of data when they are restored.

You can keep up to 10 versions of site backups. You should ensure that you have adequate disk space to keep all your data if you choose to keep multiple versions.

The database backup might take several minutes to complete. You can check the System log as well as the backup folder for the status during and after the backup.

You can back up the database immediately, or schedule the backup to occur automatically. You can back up an embedded database or a Microsoft SQL Server database that is configured as the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager database.

See Scheduling automatic database backups.

See Preparing for disaster recovery.