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To perform a basic backup of the platform

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, run the following backups:

Note

Before you begin

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, stop platform services

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Note

Check and check you have enough space on your destination systems before you start the backup

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To perform a basic backup of the platform, run the following backups:


  1. Back up the Abiquo MySQL DBs with the date in timestamp format.

    Code Block
    mysqldump --routines --triggers kinton            > kinton.sql-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
    mysqldump --routines --triggers kinton_accounting > kinton_accounting.sql-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)


  2. Dump the redis datastore and back it up.

    Code Block
    redis-cli save
    cp -a /var/lib/redis /var/lib/redis-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
    


  3. Back up /opt/abiquo folder on all Abiquo platform servers.

    Code Block
    tar cvfz /opt/abiquo.tgz-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S) /opt/abiquo


  4. Back up the UI

    Code Block
    tar cvfz /var/www/html/ui.tgz-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S) /var/www/html/ui


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When the backup steps are done, store the resulting files in a secure location.

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