Anaconda Enterprise: Documentation

# Backing up and restoring AEN (AEN 4.2.0)

## Creating an AEN backup

1. Back up and test the AEN database with the mongodump utility:

       mongodump -o wakari_dump > wakari_backup.log
       tar cvf wakari_backup.tar ./wakari_dump

2. Back up the project files in `/projects/\*`.

3. Back up the configuration files.

   - `/opt/wakari/wakari-server/etc/\*`
   - `/opt/wakari/wakari-gateway/etc/\*`
   - `/opt/wakari/wakari-compute/etc/\*`

## Restoring an AEN backup

1. Re-install AEN.
2. Stop AEN processes.
3. Restore the database using the mongorestore utility.
4. Restore the `/projects/\*` backup.
5. Verify the permissions of the directories and files in `/projects`.
6. Restore the configuration file backups.
7. Start AEN processes.