Manager Backup Overview

Backing up your Manager allows you to restore it to operational status, including a complete installation of the Manager and its associated jobs, job templates, database, and other resources. Backup jobs are listed on the Administration > Manager > Backup page and are part of the initial Manager setup task list.

Note: Backing up a Manager has been simplified from previous versions of Manager+Agents. Backups now include the Manager software, allowing you to restore a Manager without installing the Manager software first and require more disk space than previous backups.

It is recommended that you schedule a backup job to run once a day. Backup jobs cannot run at the same time as a maintenance job. Maintenance jobs alter files included in a Manager backups, causing the backup job to fail, or to contain corrupted data.

Backing Up the Manager

To create a Manager backup job:

1. From the Manager, select Administration > Manager > Backup.
2. Click Add to create a new backup job.
3. Enter a Job Name.
4. In the Backup Specification section, set the backup destination to Agent.
5. Set the Backup Working Directory where files will be processed.
6. Select a backup Agent.
7. Set and confirm a Backup password if required.
8. Set a notification recipient.
9. Select a job Frequency.
10. On the Advanced tab, configure the Start Date/Time and Time Zone.
11. Click OK.

To edit an existing backup job, select the job from the job list and click Edit.

Restoring the Manager

Manager backups are stored as .jar archive files, identified by the Manager name, version, and time stamp. Before restoring your Manager, ensure that the system hostname matches the original Manager.

To restore your Manager:

1. Transfer the backup file to the Manager.

2. Connect to the Manager using SSH or another remote access tool.

3. On the command line, unzip the .jar backup file.

   Linux: Open the terminal and enter the following command:

   unzip <file>.jar

   Windows: Use a utility such as 7-Zip to expand the archive.

4. Start the restore process:

   Linux: Run the linux_restore_manager.sh script.

   Windows: Run windows_restore_manager.bat.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter the required information when prompted.