How do I perform an auxiliary database backup?

Purpose

Perform this procedure to invoke an immediate auxiliary database backup.

Note: The backup may take considerable time, depending on the amount of stored data.

Steps
 

In order to back up an auxiliary database, all members of the local auxiliary database cluster must be operational and available, or the backup fails.

Perform How do I check the auxiliary database status? to verify that each local cluster member is operational.


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.


Log in to a station that has access to the NSP system.


Open a console window.


Issue the following RESTCONF API call:

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/operations/nsp-auxdb-backup:start-backup

where address is the NSP advertised address

The auxiliary database cluster backup begins.


To view the status of the backup operation, perform How do I check the auxiliary database backup status? as required.


Close the console window.

End of steps