Installation guide

Using a Standby Acano Server
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Appendix J Using a Standby Acano Server
The instructions in this appendix allow to both Acano Server and virtualized deployments.
Backing the Currently Used Configuration
1. Establish an SSH connection to the currently used Acano Server using an SSH utility such
as 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,
mycompany_server_2014_09_04)
A successful backup creation returns:
3. Download the backup file using an SFTP connection (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
Note: 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.
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: