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Merge pull request #1758 from Fryguy/fix_backup_restore
Fix appliance backup and restore numbered lists
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Creating a backup of the appliance will be done using SSH or the console.
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1. Launch `appliance_console`
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a. Select `Stop EVM Server Processes` to stop the server processes
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b. Select `Create Database Backup` and choose a backup location (/tmp/evm_db.backup is the default)
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c. Select `Quit` to return to the shell
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1. Select `Stop EVM Server Processes` to stop the server processes
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2. Select `Create Database Backup` and choose a backup location (/tmp/evm_db.backup is the default)
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3. Select `Quit` to return to the shell
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2. For convenience, create a TGZ containing all files required to restore the database
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```bash
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tar -czvf /root/backup.tgz /tmp/evm_db.backup /var/www/miq/vmdb/GUID /var/www/miq/vmdb/certs/v2_key
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tar -zxf /backup
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rm -f /backup # if desired to save space
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```
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3. Launch `appliance_console`
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a. If this is a brand new appliance and the database has not yet been initialized, select `Configure Application`. If this is an existing database appliance, this step can be skipped.
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1. When prompted to configure the database, select `Create Internal Database`
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2. When prompted to configure messaging, select `Make No messaging changes`
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3. Choose a database disk
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4. Answer y or n to "Should this appliance run as a standalone database server?"
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5. Enter a region number (0), this is not important and will be overwritten on restore
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6. Set a database password
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7. Wait for database initialization to complete.
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b. Select `Stop EVM Server Processes`
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c. Select `Restore Database From Backup`
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1. Decide whether you want to delete the backup file in /tmp after restore. (Yes)
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d. Select `Start EVM Server Processes`
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1. If this is a brand new appliance and the database has not yet been initialized, select `Configure Application`. If this is an existing database appliance, this step can be skipped.
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1. When prompted to configure the database, select `Create Internal Database`
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2. When prompted to configure messaging, select `Make No messaging changes`
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3. Choose a database disk
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4. Answer y or n to "Should this appliance run as a standalone database server?"
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5. Enter a region number (0), this is not important and will be overwritten on restore
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6. Set a database password
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7. Wait for database initialization to complete.
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2. Select `Stop EVM Server Processes`
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3. Select `Restore Database From Backup`
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- Decide whether you want to delete the backup file in /tmp after restore. (Yes)
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4. Select `Start EVM Server Processes`
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4. After a few minutes, you can log into the web UI and see all of the data contained in the backup.

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