Backup Assure: Secure Cisco Backups Made Simple

Backup Assure is a purpose-built Cisco backup solution designed to eliminate the complexity of managing backups in Cisco environments. Unlike generic or Linux-based tools, Backup Assure is built specifically for Cisco infrastructure, requiring no Linux expertise and delivering a truly plug-and-play experience.

Many organisations face challenges with Cisco backup due to complicated setup processes, limited internal expertise, or unreliable recovery. Backup Assure addresses these issues with a simple, secure, and fully supported solution that aligns with Cisco’s backup requirements out of the box.

Our mission is to make Cisco backups accessible and reliable for every organisation, regardless of technical background — and we’re constantly evolving in collaboration with our customers to meet new challenges and industry standards.

Backup Assure is pre-configured to Cisco's best practices to streamline backup processes for Cisco Catalyst Center / DNA-Center, Cisco Identity Services Engine, Cisco Communications Manager, and Cisco Firepower Management Center. Currently, we are beta testing compatibility with Cisco APIC and Cisco Nexus Dashboard, expanding support to more Cisco platforms.

Our solution's built-in data retention policies ensure you always have the necessary disk space and backups readily available for quick and reliable restoration, providing peace of mind and continuity for your critical operations.

Managing backups in a Cisco environment can be time-consuming and costly, often requiring weeks of effort and deep Linux expertise. Backup Assure eliminates these challenges by providing a fully automated, secure, and pre-configured solution that works out of the box. Instead of spending weeks developing an in-house backup process, organizations can deploy Backup Assure in minutes—reducing the effort required while ensuring compliance with Cisco’s best practices.

With an estimated 70% cost savings, Backup Assure not only streamlines backup operations but also delivers long-term benefits such as built-in security hardening, automated updates, and a user-friendly web interface. Our solution ensures your backups are always reliable, compliant, and easy to manage, so you can focus on what matters most—your business.

Two additional disk are required when deploying the VM.  KVM and Hyper-V utilise a cloud-init.iso file for the build while VMWare builds off an ova template. Sizing requirements for the dedicated NFS and RSYNC disk are provided bellow.  Our recommendation is to provide up to 5 days of retention for the appliances based on Cisco Appliance size.

When there is a requirement to retain more backups, we recommend large disk.

• Cisco Catalyst Center (Physical Appliances)
• Cisco Identity Services Engine
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Cisco Firepower Management Center
• Cisco Firepower Threat Defence Firewalls (when managed by FMC)
• Cisco APIC for ACI
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard/Orchestrator