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Table 10‑1. System File Backup Guidelines (Continued)
System File Directory Description Backup Guidelines
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.
vcenter-
ops\activemq\conf\log4j.propertie
s
ActiveMQ logging properties file. It
contains log4j parameters for ActiveMQ
logging.
Rarely updated after
vCenter Operations Manager is in
production. Back up this file after
installation. Ths file is overwritten
during vCenter Operations Manager
software upgrades.
vcenter-ops\user\logs
vCenter Operations Manager log files,
which include the optional
vCenter Operations Manager Logs and the
vCenter Operations Manager Collector
Logs.
Files in this directory are rolled over on
a daily basis. By default,
vCenter Operations Manager is
configured to keep up to seven daily log
files of each type, but you can adjust this
limit. To retain a copy of these files, you
can back up this directory regularly on
the vCenter Operations Manager server
and remote servers.
You can copy log files at any time
without stopping
vCenter Operations Manager services.
To restore these log files, you must stop
vCenter Operations Manager services.
Recovering Data Components
No data components depend on other components, and they do not need to be absolutely in sync relative to
backup and recovery times. Keep the RDB and the vCenter Operations Manager system files as up-to-date
as possible because they contain the configuration of the vCenter Operations Manager system, integration
adapters, and monitored environment.
If you need to restore the RDB, follow the guidelines provided by your database administrator.
For information about how to recover the FSDB or vCenter Operations Manager system files, see “Recover
the FSDB or System Files,” on page 133.
Recover the FSDB or System Files
You can recover the FSDB or vCenter Operations Manager system files.
Procedure
1 Stop the vCenter Operations Manager processes.
vCenter Operations Manager processes lock some files, particularly log files. You cannot restore them
until the associated process stops. The vCenter Operations Manager processes include
vcopsWebService, AnalyticsServer, ActiveMQ, and CollectorService.
2 Copy and paste the backup files back to their live locations.
3 After restoring all files, restart the vCenter Operations Manager processes.
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