5.8.5

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.
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