SSG Configuration Backup and Restore
Restoring the SSG configuration
To restore the SSG configuration:
1.Log onto the machine as the avadmin user
2.Copy the backup file to the home directory of avadmin.
3.Stop the SSG software by entering the following command: ssg.sh stop
4.Unzip the backup file to a temporary directory. For example:
a.mkdir tempdir
b.cd tempdir
c.tar zfx ~/SSG-<Product Id>-<Date-Time>.tgz
5.Remove the current contents of the SSG Data directory by entering the following command: rm
6.Move the backup data to the SSG Data directory: mv Backup/* ~/SSG/Data
a.To restore the database, you must do the following steps. Type: cd ~/SSG/Data/db
b.Type:
gunzip dbdump-2004-05-07.tgz
Note:
The date in the example above should be changed based on the date the backup was performed.
-This command will expand the file to the filename
c.Type:
sudo /etc/init.d/avdb start
d.Type:
pg_restore -v -p 6543 -d avssgdb -a -Ft --no-owner <dbdumpfile_name>.tar
Note:
The restore can take several minutes to complete. Large restores can take several hours.
7.Restart the SSG software to load the backed up configuration. Type the following command: ssg.sh start
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