Backing up and restoring the RTM configuration database
Use this procedure to transfer the configuration database between servers in RTM.
- Take a snapshot of the operational configuration. Navigate to
and choose Force Cacti Backup as
illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Force Cacti backup 
- Select the most recent forced backup link from the Backup Files list to download to your local workstation.
- Restore the
database from the backup files:
mysql cacti < backup/*.sql
Note: Restoring the database can take some time. All of the Cacti devices, graphs, clusters, and
license services are restored on the new system.
Important: Job history is not restored. You must dump and restore tables to restore job
history, as described in Performing a table dump.