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# sk180300 - Backup and snapshot support in CloudGuard Network Security products

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180300 |
| Date Created | 2022-12-13 |
| Last Modified | 2025-11-10 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Cloud Firewall |
| Versions | R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI |

## Solution

This article details the backup and snapshot options available for CloudGuard Network Security solutions deployed in Public Cloud vendors such as AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP.

**Note:** This article is applicable to Security Gateways only. It is not supported to run backup or snapshot on Security Management servers. For more details, refer to [sk169814.](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk169814&partition=Advanced&product=CloudGuard)

### Gaia Backup

We do not support Gaia backup on CloudGuard Network Security solutions. For more information regarding configurations that you can save, refer to: [sk169814 - How to back up Security Gateways and Security Management Servers deployed in a Public Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI)](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk169814&partition=Advanced&product=CloudGuard)

### Gaia Snapshot

We support Gaia snapshot on all vendors.

Because of the disk structure on cloud products, adding more disk space is necessary to have sufficient disk space for the snapshot.

For more information on how to add or increase disk space, refer to these guides:

* [sk169153 - How to add a new hard disk to Gaia running on Azure or AWS](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk169153&partition=Advanced&product=CloudGuard)
* [sk156552 - How to increase the disk size of a CloudGuard VM for Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk156552&partition=Advanced&product=CloudGuard)

### Cloud Provider Disk Snapshot

Cloud provider disk snapshot is supported on AWS and Azure in accordance with these guides:

* [sk180259 - How to create AWS snapshot for CloudGuard Network Security Gateway](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk180259&partition=Basic&product=CloudGuard)
* [sk180303 - How to create an Azure disk snapshot for CloudGuard Network Security Gateway](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk180303&partition=Basic&product=CloudGuard)

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