Backing up and restoring the data of the Central Node server in distributed solution and multitenancy mode

This scenario describes the procedure for backing up and restoring data on Central Node servers deployed in distributed solution or multitenancy mode.

To back up and restore data when using the distributed solution and multitenancy mode, you must connect to each Central Node server in the hierarchy and follow the steps of the instructions below. When restoring data from backup on a server with the SCN role, its role changes to a standalone Central Node server.

Backing up and restoring data on Central Node servers deployed in distributed solution or multitenancy mode involves the following steps:

  1. Creating a backup copy

    You can create a backup copy using the administrator menu or in Technical Support Mode:

    How to create a backup copy in the administrator menu

    How to create a backup copy in Technical Support Mode

  2. Saving the backup copy to the hard drive

    To save the backup copy on the hard drive of your computer, run the following command:

    scp <name of the account used for working in the administrator menu and in the server management console>@<IP address of the server>:<name of the backup file of the form: data_kata_<date and time of backup copy creation>.tar>

    Example:

    Command for downloading to the hard drive of your computer a backup copy created on a Central Node server with the IP address 10.0.0.10 under the 'admin' account on April 10, 2020 at 10 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds:

    scp admin@10.0.0.10:data_kata_2020_04_10T10_00_00.tar

    The backup copy is saved to the current directory on the hard drive of your computer.

  3. Reinstalling the application

    Remove and reinstall Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform.

  4. Uploading a backup copy to the server

    Upload your backup copy to the Central Node server by running the following command:

    scp <name of the backup file of the form: data_kata_<date and time of backup copy creation>.tar> <name of the account used for working in the administrator menu and in the server management console>@<IP address of the server>:

    Example:

    Command for uploading a backup copy created on April 10, 2020 at 10 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds to the Central Node server with the IP address 10.0.0.10 under the 'admin' account:

    scp data_kata_2020_04_10T10_00_00.tar admin@10.0.0.10:

    The backup copy is uploaded to the current directory on the Central Node server.

  5. Restoring data from a backup copy

    You can restore data from a backup copy on the Central Node server using the administrator menu or in Technical Support Mode:

    How to restore data in the administrator menu

    How to recover data in Technical Support Mode

The backup copy of server settings does not contain PCAP files of recorded mirrored traffic. You can save and restore PCAP files on your own by copying them from the /data/volumes/dumps directory of the connected storage. After restoring data, you must connect your external storage.

If the hardware configuration of the Central Node server on which the backup copy was created differs from the hardware configuration of the server on which you are planning to restore the server settings, you need to reconfigure the application scaling settings after restoring.

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