Backup and restore considerations for a two data center deployment

Points to consider when you configure backups and restoring a two data center disaster recovery (2DCDR) deployment on VMware.

The 2DCDR backup requirements are different for the portal and management subsystems.

Management 2DCDR backup requirements

  • Different remote backup locations must be specified for each data center.
  • Both active and warm-standby management subsystems run the scheduled backup job.
  • To restore a backup, 2DCDR must be disabled first.

Portal 2DCDR backup requirements

  • The backup settings for both the active and warm-standby portal must be identical.
  • Only the active data center portal takes backups. On failover, the backup job of the new warm-standby is disabled, and the backup job of the new active is enabled.
  • Portal restores are only done on the active data center.

Configuring backups for 2DCDR deployments

Keeping the different portal and management 2DCDR backup requirements in mind, the actual steps for configuring backups for both subsystems are the same as for a single API Connect deployment: Backing up and restoring on VMware.