Snapshots

This chapter discusses configuration snapshots and how to create them in Docker and other environments.

Introducing Configuration Snapshots

The Traffic Manager takes a snapshot of its configuration when it is first deployed. This base configuration snapshot incorporates all the environment-specific configuration that is established during initial configuration, such as the host’s timezone, the ports on which administrative services are listening, and tunings to support particular cloud environments.

When the Configuration Importer runs, the Traffic Manager's configuration is reset to this initial state before the imported configuration is applied.

If you need to change this base configuration, you can apply static configuration to your Traffic Manager such as logging endpoints, security settings, and cache sizes, and then create an updated snapshot. Your changes become part of the base configuration snapshot and do not need to be specified in imported configuration documents.