How do I schedule auxiliary database backups?

CAUTION

Service Disruption

Consider the directory path when you configure the Backup Location parameter.

You must specify the absolute path of a directory in a partition other than the partition that contains the database data.

Note: An auxiliary database backup fails unless all members of the local auxiliary database cluster are operational and available.

Steps


1	Record the current auxiliary database administrator password and store it in a secure location for safekeeping. The password is required if you change a database user password and then subsequently need to restore the database. Note: If you subsequently change the administrator password, ensure that you update the recorded password.
2	Log in to a station that has access to the NSP cluster.
3	Open a console window.
4	Issue the following RESTCONF API call to create the scheduled backup scheme: Note: In order to issue a RESTCONF API call, you require a token; see the My First NSP API Client tutorial on the Network Developer Portal for information. `POST https://address/RESTCONF/data` where address is the NSP advertised address The request body is the following: `{` `"nsp-auxdb-backup:config": {` `"backup-location": "path",` `"backups-to-keep": max_backups,` `"enabled": true,` `"interval": 2,` `"sync-time": first_run` `}` `}` where path is the directory in which to store the backup files, typically /opt/nsp/nfmp/auxdb/backup max_backups is the number of previous backups to retain; the range is 0 to 7, and the default is 2 interval is how often a backup is performed, in hours first_run is the Unix epoch time at which the first backup is to occur; marks the start of the schedule defined by interval Auxiliary database backups are scheduled to occur every interval hours beginning at the first_run time.
5	To view the status of a backup operation, perform How do I check the auxiliary database backup status? as required.
6	Close the console window. End of steps