Downloading Snapshots

Use the Download option to save a snapshot to your local file system. This allows you to locally store and manage snapshots you take of your system.

If you haven't taken the snapshot yet, you’ll need to do that first. See Taking a Snapshot.

To download a snapshot:

  1. Select the snapshot that you want to download.
  2. Click Manage Snapshot.
  3. Click Download.
  4. Enter and confirm a password for the snapshot. The password must contain at least 8 characters.

    Do not forget this password. You’ll be asked for this password if you try to upload the file in the future. For example, you may want to restore or migrate the content stored in the snapshot.

  5. Click OK.

    What happens next depends on your browser. In Internet Explorer, for example, you browse the Save As dialog, and click Save to save the snapshot in the selected location.

    The snapshot downloads as an Oracle Business Intelligence archive file (.bar).