Backing up the Cloud services database to the cloud

Transparent cloud tiering database stores critical information, such as the list of files that are migrated to the cloud and the list of files that are deleted from the cloud, which is associated with each container. It is essential to back up this database for any type of disaster recovery.

To back up the Transparent cloud tiering database, issue a command according to the following syntax:

mmcloudgateway files backupDB  --container-pair-set-name <coontainerpairsetname>

For example, to back up the database that is associated with the container, cpair1, issue this command:

mmcloudgateway files backupDB --container-pair-set-name cpair1

The system displays output similar to this:

mmcloudgateway: Command completed.

If the database size is large, then backing up operation can be a long running process.

Note: By using the backed-up database, you can perform a database recovery by using the mmcloudgateway files rebuildDB command. For more information, see Manual recovery of Transparent cloud tiering database.