How to perform a ON-Demand Backup For AVI NSX ALB

• Backup Options available in AVI Controller

Any user capable of logging into the admin tenant is authorized to perform a backup of the entire configuration, i.e., of all tenants. A restore operation spans all the same entities but can only be performed by the administrator(s) capable of logging into one of the Controllers using SSH or SCP.

It is a best practice to store backups in a safe, external location, in the unlikely event that a disaster destroys the entire Avi Controller (or cluster), with no possibility of remediation. A recommended backup schedule could be daily or hourly based on how often the configuration changes.

• Scheduling Backup Using Avi UI
• Scheduling Backup Using Avi CLI
• Scheduled Backup via API
• On-demand Backup via Avi CLI
• On-demand Backup via REST API
• Configuring Backup using Amazon S3

• How to perform On-Demand Backup

1. Login to AVI Controller using SSH

2. Connect to Shell mode in AVI Controller
   • Shell
   • export configuration file /tmp/avi_config.json full_system
     • Please enter the passphrase to encrypt the configuration:
     • Downloaded the attachment to /tmp/avi_config.json
     • Completed writing the export configuration to /tmp/avi_config.json
3. provide root permission to avi_config.json using the below command
   • chmod 777 avi_config.json
4. Check the privileges using the below command before start transferring.
   • ls -ltrh
5. Use “WinSCP” or “SCP” to move the file to the preferred location, This configuration file will be used afterwards to restore the configuration.