Backup a Configuration | Teradata Fabric - Backup - Teradata Fabric

Teradata® Fabric - Installation and User Guide - 3.11
Product
Teradata Fabric
Release Number
3.11
Publication Date
August 2026
Content Type
Administration
Configuration
Installation
User Guide
Publication ID
B035-5991-086K
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The backup command is located at /opt/teradata/tdqgm/bin/backup.sh and must be run as the root or tdqgm user. By default, backups are placed in the /var/opt/teradata/tdqgm/backups directory and are named tdqgm-backup-YYYY-MM-DD.zip where YYYY-MM-DD is the current date. The backup file includes all the configuration details and software packages that were uploaded to the Teradata Fabric Manager.

Usage

To get help for the backup command, use the --help option:

/opt/teradata/tdqgm/bin/backup.sh --help

Result:

usage: backup [-f <file>] [-h] [-x]
Creates a backup file that enables the QueryGrid manager configuration to
be restored in the event of a catastrophic failure.

options:
 -f,--file <file>        The path to the backup file to create.
 -h,--help               Print this message.
 -x,--exclude-software   Flags if software files should be excluded from the backup.

Example: Backing Up Teradata Fabric

To perform the back up, run:

/opt/teradata/tdqgm/bin/backup.sh

Result:

Starting backup...

Backup completed: 
  /var/opt/teradata/tdqgm/backups/tdqgm-backup-2016-06-16.zip