To back up Snapshot Manager when it is deployed in a cloud

1. Stop Snapshot Manager services.

   Depending on the environment, use the following respective commands:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:version stop

   (For Podman) # sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name -v /var/run/podman.sock:/var/run/podman.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:version stop

   Here, version represents the currently installed Snapshot Manager product version. You can retrieve the version using the following command:

   # cat /cloudpoint/version

   As an example following is the command for docker environment:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:10.1.0.0.1005 stop

   Note:

   This is a single command. Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

2. Ensure that all Snapshot Manager containers are stopped. This step is important because all activity and connections to and from Snapshot Manager must be stopped to get a consistent Snapshot Manager backup.

   Enter the following:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker ps | grep veritas

   (For Podman) # sudo podman ps | grep veritas

   This command should not return any actively running Snapshot Manager containers.

3. (Optional) If you still see any active containers, repeat step 2. If that does not work, run the following command on each active container:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker kill container_name

   (For Podman) # sudo podman kill container_name

   As an example following is the command for docker environment:

   # sudo docker kill flexsnap-api

4. After all the containers are stopped, take a snapshot of the volume on which you installed Snapshot Manager. Use the cloud provider's snapshot tools.
5. After the snapshot completes, restart Snapshot Manager services.

   Use the following command:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:version start

   (For Podman) # sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name-v /var/run/podman.sock:/var/run/podman.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:version start

   Here, version represents the currently installed Snapshot Manager product version.

   As an example following is the command for docker environment:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:10.1.0.0.1005 start

   Note:

   This is a single command. Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

To backup Snapshot Manager when it is deployed on-premise

1. Stop Snapshot Manager services.

   Use the following command:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:version stop

   (For Podman) # sudo podman run -it --rm -u 0 -v /full_path_to_volume_name:/full_path_to_volume_name -v /var/run/podman.sock:/var/run/podman.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:version stop

   Here, version represents the currently installed Snapshot Manager product version.

   As an example following is the command for docker environment:

   # sudo docker run -it --rm -u 0 -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-deploy:10.1.0.0.1005 stop

   Note:

   This is a single command. Ensure that you enter the command without any line breaks.

2. Ensure that all Snapshot Manager containers are stopped. This step is important because all activity and connections to and from Snapshot Manager must be stopped to get a consistent Snapshot Manager backup.

   Enter the following:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker ps | grep veritas

   (For Podman) # sudo podman ps | grep veritas

   This command should not return any actively running Snapshot Manager containers.

3. (Optional) If you still see any active containers, repeat step 2. If that does not work, run the following command on each active container:

   (For Docker) # sudo docker kill container_name

   (For Podman) # sudo podman kill container_name

   As an example following is the command for docker environment:

   # sudo docker kill flexsnap-api

4. Back up the folder /cloudpoint. Use any backup method you prefer.

   For example:

   # tar -czvf cloudpoint_dr.tar.gz /cloudpoint

   This command creates a compressed archive file named cloudpoint_dr.tar.gz that contains the data in the /cloudpoint directory.