5.7

Backing Up System Files
vCenter Operations Manager uses system files for configuration, integration, and logging. These files are
located in the vCenter Operations Manager software directory tree.
Table 10-1. System File Backup Guidelines
System File Directory Description Backup Guidelines
vcenter-ops \user\conf\analytics
Analytics configuration directory. It
includes files that contain parameters for the
analytics algorithms, including which
algorithms are enabled.
Back up this directory after
vCenter Operations Manager is installed
and configured and again if you make any
configuration changes.
This directory and its files are copied from
the vcenter-ops \save directory during
vCenter Operations Manager software
upgrades.
vcenter-ops \user\conf\plugins
Analytics plug-ins directory. It contains
algorithms that
vCenter Operations Manager analytics uses,
including files delivered with the software
and any future algorithms that might
become available. It contains a subdirectory
for each installed Dynamic Threshold
algorithm.
Each plug-in directory includes a plug-in
properties file, vcenter-
ops \user\conf\plugins\plugin_nam
e\conf\plugin_name.properties, that
contains parameters for the algorithms.
Files in this directory are rarely updated
after vCenter Operations Manager is in
production. Back up the directory after
vCenter Operations Manager is installed
and configured and again if you change
the configuration.
vcenter-ops \user\plugins\outbound
Outbound alert plug-ins directory. It
contains alert notification formats that
vCenter Operations Manager uses.
Files in this directory are rarely updated
after vCenter Operations Manager is in
production. Back up the directory after
vCenter Operations Manager is installed
and configured and again if you make any
changes to the notification configuration.
vcenter-ops \collector
vCenter Operations Manager collector
adapters directory. It contains all of the
currently installed and configured collector
adapters and their configurations.
Files and subdirectories in this directory
are updated whenever you add or remove
adapters. Back up this directory, on the
vCenter Operations Manager server and
any remote server, after installation and
after installing any new adapters.
The installer does not overwrite these files
and directories during software upgrades
unless adapter code has changed.
vcenter-ops \user\config\collector
vCenter Operations Manager collector
configuration directory. It contains files that
include parameters for the CollectorService
and the trap listener.
Files in this directory are rarely updated
after vCenter Operations Manager is in
production. Back up this directory, on the
vCenter Operations Manager server and
any remote server, after installation and
after installing any new adapters.
This directory and its files are copied to
the vcenter-ops \save directory during
vCenter Operations Manager software
upgrades.
vcenter-
ops \uninstall_vcops\installvariab
les.properties
Install variables file. It contains key data
from the initial install, which is reused for
upgrades and the vCenter Operations
adapter.
Rarely updated after
vCenter Operations Manager is in
production. Back up this file after
installation. This file is overwritten
during vCenter Operations Manager
software upgrades.
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