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# Backup Files

Using the Backup Files repository, you can quickly copy a container to other containers. As a result, all connectors in the source container are copied to the destination container. This process is called cloning a container configuration. You can clone a container to several containers at once. The contents of the source container replace the existing contents of the destination container.

Caution: Containers on ArcMC are pre-installed with the latest connector release. Do not clone older, software-based connectors (such as build 4.0.8.4964) to containers with newer connector builds (such as 4.0.8.4976 or later).

Cloning a connector using the Backup repository only works if the connector version numbers are the same.

To clone a container using the Backup Files repository:

1. Click Node Management > View All Nodes.

2. Click the Containers tab to list the containers and determine the source and destination for cloning.

3. Click Administration > Repositories.

4. Click Backup Files under the Repositories section in the management panel.

5. If the backup file that you need to use for cloning exists in the repository, go to the next step. Otherwise, follow the instructions in Retrieving a File from the Repository to retrieve the container’s backup file to the Backup repository.

   The retrieved file is named in `<connector name>` ConnectorBackup `<date>` format.

6. Follow the instructions in Uploading a File from the Repository to upload the backup file to one or more containers.

   The destination containers are unavailable while the backup file is applied and the connectors are restarted.

   Note: The backup file does not include the container certificates. You have to re-apply the certificates to the container after you upload the backup file.

   After applying the certificates, check the status of the destination container to make sure it is available.