Back Up the Management Plane Appliance Configuration and Events
There are two parts to backing up your management plane appliance configuration and events database. Configure the target location on the NFS share and then create a backup of the configuration and the events database.
To configure the NFS target for your appliance configuration and events database backup:
Access the appliance console using ssh.
Log in to the appliance using the
nsadmin/nsappliance
credentials. An nsshell opens.Enter
configure
to enter the nsshell configure mode.Enter the following commands.
set management-plane events-backup nfs-server enable true set management-plane events-backup nfs-server host <IP address or name of your NFS server> set management-plane events-backup nfs-server mount-options <Comma separated list of NFS mount options> set management-plane events-backup nfs-server remote-mountpoint <Absolute path of the NFS shared directory> set management-plane events-backup nfs-server subdirectory <Absolute path of the subdirectory within the NFS shared directory> save
You can schedule backups daily, weekly, or monthly. Run the following commands.
mp1(config)# set management-plane events-backup schedule daily Daily backup monthly Monthly backup weekly Weekly backup mp1(config)# set management-plane events-backup schedule monthly at Schedule time as UTC HH:MM day Number of the day of the month to do the backup (1-31) mp1(config)# set management-plane events-backup schedule weekly at Schedule time as UTC HH:MM day Number of the day of the week to do the backup (0-6=Sun-Sat) mp1(config)# set management-plane events-backup schedule daily at 12:00
Enter
show management-plane backup
to check your work.Enter
save
to activate your changes.Enter
exit
to leave the configure mode.Enter
exit
to leave the nsshell and exit the appliance console.
You can back up your management plane appliance configuration using one of the following two methods.
Save the config file locally on the appliance. Run the following command.
export config to file <name of the file to be exported at /home/nstransfer/misc>
Export the configuration to an SCP target using the instructions in the Export or Import Configurations section.
To back up the events database on your management plane appliance, access the system console, and then enter the following command:
management-plane backup