Backup a Configuration | Teradata QueryGrid - Backup - Teradata QueryGrid

Teradata® QueryGrid™ Installation and User Guide

Product
Teradata QueryGrid
Release Number
2.19
Published
July 2022
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2022-07-28
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Product Category
Analytical Ecosystem

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 QueryGrid 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 QueryGrid

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