Creating A Data Store Backup - Cisco Stealthwatch Hardware Deployment And Configuration Manual

Creating a Data Store Backup

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To backup your Data Store, you must perform the following:
Estimate the size of the backup
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Prepare a backup host with twice the storage capacity of the backup size
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Use a Linux-based host separate from your Stealthwatch appliances.
Install Python 3.7 and rsync 3.0.5 on the backup host
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Ensure that all Data Nodes can reach the backup host using passwordless SSH
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Initialize the backup directory on the backup host
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Backup the Data Store
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Estimate backup host storage requirements
Before You Begin
Log into a Data Node's console as
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Procedure
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Copy the following command, paste it into the command line, and press Enter to
connect to the database using vsql and execute the query. Enter your password
when prompted. Note the results.
/opt/vertica/bin/vsql -U dbadmin -c "SELECT SUM(used_
bytes) FROM storage_containers;"
2.
Multiply the sum by 2 to estimate how much storage space your backup host
needs.
Prepare a backup host:
Before You Begin
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