Working with Databases
This section describes how to enable, start and stop, as well as backup and restore a database.
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This chapter contains the following sections:
This section describes how to enable, start and stop, as well as backup and restore a database.
You can halt the mariadb daemon (mariadbd) by choosing the Stop Database option. This option stops all of the following Cisco services:
Broker
Controller
Eventmgr
Client
Idaccessmgr
Inframgr
Websock (VNC interface)
Tomcat
Flashpolicyd
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From the Cisco UCS Director Shell menu, choose the Stop Database option.
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Step 2 |
Choose Display Service Status option to verify that the Cisco services have been stopped on the database. |
You can start the mariadb daemon (mariadbd) by choosing the Start Database option.
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This option starts the appliance database only. |
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From the Cisco UCS Director Shell menu, choose the Start Database option. |
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Press Enter.
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Choose Display Service Status option to verify that the Cisco services have been started on the database. |
You can backup the appliance database to an FTP, SFTP, or SCP server.
You need the following information in order to execute the task:
FTP, SFTP, or SCP server's IP address (from where the database is backed up)
Server's IP address (where the database is backed up)
Server's login credentials
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After the server credentials are provided, the entire database of the Cisco UCS Director appliance is backed up at the specified server location. You then can start the Cisco services by choosing the Start Services option. |
Stop the Cisco services by using the Cisco UCS Director Shell Stop Services option.
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If you have not already done so, stop the Cisco services by using the Stop Services option. Refer to the Shell documentation about using that option. |
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From the Cisco UCS Director Shell menu, choose the Backup Database option and press Enter.
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Enter y and press Enter.
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Enter your mode of transfer and login credentials, and press Enter.
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Enter Server IP address and press Enter.
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Enter your Server login name and press Enter. |
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Step 7 |
Enter your Server password and press Enter.
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Before restoring the database, stop the Cisco services. To stop the services, choose the Stop Services option. Provide the following information in order to execute the task:
FTP, SFTP, or SCP server's IP address (from where the database is restored)
Server's login credentials
Restore filename
Confirm to restore
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After server credentials are provided, the entire database of the Cisco UCS Director appliance is restored from the specified server location. You can then start the Cisco services by choosing the Start Services option. |
Step 1 |
From the Cisco UCS Director Shell menu, choose the Restore Services option and press Enter.
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Step 2 |
Enter y and press Enter.
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Enter your mode of transfer and login credentials, and press Enter.
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Step 4 |
Enter your server IP address and press Enter.
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Step 5 |
Enter your server login and press Enter. |
Step 6 |
Enter your server password and press the Enter. |
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Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the process. |
Step 8 |
Choose the Start Services option to restart the Cisco services. |