Configuration backup and restore

The ROBAR administrator can back up and restore the CMX and ROBAR configuration files.

In this case the global and interface-specific configuration files of ROBAR are backed up in an archive. The CMX configuration is backed up independetly in a separate archive.

CMX and ROBAR configuration files can be backed up and restored via the ROBAR-SV Manager (see section "Configuration backup and restore") and (only in standalone variant) using scripts BACKUP_CMX_CONF / RESTORE_CMX_CONF and BACKUP_ROBAR_CONF / RESTORE_ROBAR_CONF respectively. When the ROBAR-SV Manager is used, further functions are available for managing the backup archives.

The CMX and ROBAR configuration files are backed up as archives in the /var/opt/fujitsu/robar/config_backup directory.
The file name is <server name>_ROBAR_conf_<yyyy-mm-dd_hh:mm:ss>.backup.tar.gz for the ROBAR configuration files and <server name>_CMX_conf_<yyyy-mm-dd_hh:mm:ss>.backup for the CMX configuration.

Only one backup archive of each type is possible. Any backup archive of the considered type (CMX or ROBAR) which already exists is deleted by subsequent backups or when a backup archive is uploaded.

Any changes made by restoring the ROBAR configuration files are not effective for already running instances. They must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Backup and restore scripts (only standalone variant)

The ROBAR administrator can execute backup and restore scripts. They are contained in the /usr/bin directory.

BACKUP_CMX_CONF has no parameters.
RESTORE_CMX_CONF requires the name of the backup archive as a parameter.
BACKUP_ROBAR_CONF has no parameters.
RESTORE_ROBAR_CONF requires the name of the backup archive as a parameter.

Example

RESTORE_ROBAR_CONF /var/opt/fujitsu/robar/config_backup/
                   ibarobt_ROBAR_conf_2014-09-10_14-23-26.backup.tar.gz