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Using a Standby Acano Server
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Appendix E Using a Standby Acano Server
The instructions in this appendix apply to both Acano X series and virtualized deployments.
Backing Up the Currently Used Configuration
1. Establish an SSH connection to the currently used Acano server using an SSH utility such as
OpenSSH or PuTTY.
2. Issue the command
backup snapshot <name>
This backup includes IP addresses, passwords and certificates into a file called name.bak.
We recommend using a name in the format servername_date (for example,
example_server_2014_09_04)
A successful backup creation returns:
acano> backup snapshot _server_2014_09_04
_server_2014_09_04.bak ready for download
3. Download the backup file using an SFTP client (e.g. WinSCP).
Note: We recommend backing up your Acano solution servers regularly, e.g. once a day and
that you store copies of the backup externally to the Acano solution and the standby server.
Transferring a Backup to the Standby Server
We recommend that you keep the standby sever running at all times.
1. Copy all the certificates and the license.dat file from the standby server in case they differ
from the original server that the backup was created on. Store them somewhere safe.
2. Establish an SFTP connection with the standby server.
3. Upload the previously saved backup file on to the standby server.
4. Issue the MMP backup list command to confirm that the backup file was successfully
uploaded. This should return something similar to:
acano> backup list _server_2014_09_
5. Enter the following command and confirm to restore from the backup file:
backup rollback <name>.
This overwrites the existing configuration and reboots the Acano solution. Therefore a
warning message is displayed. The confirmation is case sensitive and you must press upper
case Y, otherwise the operation will be aborted.
Note: It is not possible to create a backup from one type of deployment (Acano X series
server or virtualized) and roll it back on the other type.
A successful operation returns: