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• Backups made before and after failover events
• Manual snapshots created by the administrator via the web console
Although the web console already allows you to manually create and upload snapshots (via
Administration > Backup), the CLI tool presents additional detail. The tool provides a menu that lists
the snapshots from which to restore, and the uncompressed size and table count. Note that a file which
is corrupt or not in the proper format (e.g. not .tar.gz) will show a remediation warning instead of an
uncompressed size and a table count.
Caution The CAM must be stopped before you can run this utility and must be rebooted after the utility is run.
To run the command utility:
1. Access your Clean Access Manager by SSH.
2. Login as user root with the root password.
3. CD to the directory of the database recovery tool: cd /perfigo/dbscripts.
4. Run service perfigo stop to stop the Clean Access Manager.
5. Run ./dbbackup.sh to start the tool.
Warning Entering the “./dbbackup.sh” command using “sh ./dbbackup.sh”syntax can cause the backup
process to enter an endless loop, repeatedly asking you to verify the restoration process. Do not use
the “sh ./dbbackup.sh”syntax.
6. Follow the prompts to perform database restore.
7. Run reboot to reboot the Clean Access Manager after running the utility.
Note For general information on CLI commands, see the “CAM CLI Commands” section in the Cisco NAC
Appliance Hardware Installation Guide, Release 4.9(x).
API Support
Cisco NAC Appliance provides a utility script called cisco_api.jsp that allows you to perform certain
operations using HTTPS POST. The Cisco NAC Appliance API for your Clean Access Manager is
accessed from a web browser as follows: https://<ccam-ip-or-name>/admin/cisco_api.jsp.
For usage and authentication requirements, guest access support, and operations summary information,
see Appendix B, “API Support”.