.. _backup-import-to-new-environment:

Backup and Import to a New Environment 
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.. index:: backup;backup add
.. index:: backup;backup create
.. index:: system;system id

The steps below show how to backup and import to a new environment.

1. Export:

   a. On the source system, create a remote backup location,
      for example location name ``sftpbackup``:
   
      **backup add sftpbackup <URI>**
      
      For example: 
      
      ::
      
         backup add sftpbackup sftp://sftpusr:sftpw@172.29.41.107/home/sftp

      If a directory is specified in the <URI>, this will be created during the backup.
      Backups to sftp require ssh key-based authentication to be set up.
      Refer to :ref:`SSH_key_management` for further details.

      Alternatively, enter the password at the prompt, for example:

      ::

         $ backup add sftpbackup sftp://sftpusr:sftpw@172.29.41.107/home/sftp
         
          No password found. Do you want to use sshkeys? no
          What is the host ssh password? 
          
          <type password here>
          
          Location has been added


   b. Create a local backup:
   
      **backup create localbackup**

      In a multi-node configuration, the database backup will be created on the secondary node with the
      highest priority. Use **database config** to check the priority.
   c. List backups to get the date:
   
      **backup list**


      For example:

      ::

         $ backup list
          localbackup:
             URI: file:///backups
             Backups:
                1 backups have been created - most recently 2020-03-19 08:21
          sftpbackup:
             URI: sftp://sftpusr:********@172.29.41.107:home/sftp
             Backups:
                No backups created yet

   d. Export the local backup to the remote destination
      created by **backup add <remote_name>**. 
  
      * The system ID is appended as a directory to the backup ``<URI>`` destination path.
        This can be checked locally by running **system id**.

      * The backup file is called ``<hostname>_<timestamp>.tar.gz``. 

      Example output:
   
      ::
      
          platform@VOSS:~$ backup export localbackup sftpbackup 2020-04-02 11:34
          This operation could take a while if the backup is sizeable. Do you wish to continue? y
          Compressing backup files for date 2020-04-02 11:34
          Backup files successfully compressed to 202004021134.tar.gz
          Backup files successfully compressed to /backups/49940d3feaa39a6a9f36cb5ff533202157c3b77a/VOSS_202004021348.tar.gz
          platform@10.120.1.246's password:
          platform@10.120.1.246's password:
          Export successfully created at platform@10.120.1.246:media/49940d3feaa39a6a9f36cb5ff533202157c3b77a/VOSS_202004021348.tar.gz

         
2. Import:

   a. From the SFTP server, **scp** the ``VOSS_202004021348.tar.gz`` file to the new box (for example, ``platform@172.29.21.97``).
      If the file on the SFTP server is in the directory ``/backups/49940d3feaa39a6a9f36cb5ff533202157c3b77a``, 
      change to the directory, then:

      ::

         $ ls

          VOSS_202004021348.tar.gz

         $ scp VOSS_202004021348.tar.gz platform@172.29.21.97:/opt/platform/admin/home/media/
   b. Import the file as a local backup, for example:
   
      ::
        
         $ backup import localbackup media/VOSS_202004021348.tar.gz
   c. Get the file timestamp of the imported backup with **backup list**
      and restore the backup, for example:
   
      ::
      
         $  backup restore localbackup 2020-04-02 15:41



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