Backups

There are two categories of data you might want back up :

Configuration
This includes all the config files, analytics configuration, users, web config, context configuration, and such.

Data
This includes the metrics, flows, alerts, packets

For a large data platform like Trisul , configuration backup is of main importance. The databases tend to be of very large Terabyte sizes. The recommended solution for full scale data backup is to setup a DR node.

Directories

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Small deployment easy backup

For small deployments simply backup the /usr/local directory. Ensure to first check the directory size using du -sh /usr/local

The following directories need to be backed up. If your Trisul installation is small you can simply backup these directories using normal Linux backup tools.

Directories	Description
/usr/local/share	data
/usr/local/lib	libraries
/usr/local/var	data and log files. this directory can be very large
/usr/local/etc	config
/usr/local/bin	executables

Daily Config Backup

Using the install_setup_backup.sh tool.

The trisul-hub package includes the install_setup_backup.sh (backup the Trisul setup) script which setups a CRON which automates these backups.

The supported backup methods are :

1. using sftp / scp (the default)
2. using FTP
3. by copying to another directory, such as an external drive

Running install_setup_backup.sh

For secure backups using ssh/scp you need to setup automatic login use ssh-copy-id

The steps are :

1. Go to /usr/local/share/trisul-hub
2. Type ./install_setup_backup.sh
3. You will be asked to enter the SFTP login details , or FTP login details
4. You will be asked to enter a remote directory

Once complete a crontab entry will be automatically created to backup at 4:00AM daily. You may adjust this later.

Backup Trisul Configuration

0 4 * * * /usr/local/share/trisul-hub/setup_backup.sh /usr/local/share/trisul-hub/setup_backup.conf

The backups are placed in the remote directory in a single tar.gz file with the HOSTNAME and TIMSTAMP of the backup

Distributed Probe

If you have a distributed setup, copy the install_setup_backup.sh install_setup_backup.conf and setup_backup.sh files to each node into the /usr/local/share/trisul-probe or trisul-hub directories and repeat the above steps.

Restore

To restore the backup. Locate the backup with the correct timestamp you wish to use and untar the backup file.