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This section provides overview information on the key data and metadata that should be managed by your enterprise backup and recovery policies.
NOTE: This section covers how to perform a basic cold backup of the product. Hot backups are not supported.
All backups should be performed in accordance with your enterprise's backup and recovery policies.
Stop All Services
Before you begin, the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform and databases should be stopped. See Start and Stop the Platform.
Backup Platform Files
The following directories on the Alteryx node should be backed up on a regular basis:
Configuration
You can back up all key configuration files into the /tmp directory using the following commands:
cp /opt/trifacta/conf/trifacta-conf.json /tmp/trifacta-conf.json cp /opt/trifacta/conf/env.sh /tmp/env.sh cp /etc/init.d/trifacta /tmp/trifacta.service
License
You should backup your license key:
/opt/trifacta/license
See License Key.
Backup Databases
The Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform utilizes the following databases as part of normal operations. These databases should be backed up on a regular basis:
| Database Name | DatabaseId | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Main DB |
| Stores users and metadata for flows, including datasets, and recipes. |
| Jobs DB | trifacta-activiti | Stores and maintains job execution status and details. |
| Scheduling DB | trifactaschedulingservice | Stores metadata for scheduled jobs. |
| Time-based Trigger DB | trifactatimebasedtriggerservice | Additional database required for scheduled jobs. |
| Configuration Service DB | trifactaconfigurationservice | Stores configuration settings for the workspace. |
| Artifact Storage Service DB | trifactaartifactstorageservice | Stores feature usage data such value mappings for the standardization feature. |
| Job Metadata Service DB | trifactajobmetadataservice | Stores metadata on job execution. |
For more information on setting up these databases, see Install Databases.
Location of backup and recovery tools
PostgreSQL
Depending on your operating system, you can find the backup tools in the following location.
NOTE: These locations apply to PostgreSQL 9.6.
CentOS/RHEL:
/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/pg_dump /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql
Ubuntu:
/usr/lib/postgresql/9.6/bin/pg_dump /usr/lib/postgresql/9.6/bin/psql
MySQL
Please locate the following programs in your MySQL distribution:
mysqldump mysql
Backup commands
The following commands can be used to back up the databases.
PostgreSQL
For more information on command options, see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/backup.html.
NOTE: These commands must be executed as the trifacta user.
NOTE: The following commands are for PostgreSQL 9.6 for all supported operating systems. For specific commands for other versions, please see the database documentation.
Trifacta DB:
pg_dump trifacta > trif_triDB_bkp_<date>.sql
Jobs DB:
pg_dump trifacta-activiti > trif_actDB_bkp_<date>.sql
Scheduling DB:
pg_dump trifactaschedulingservice > trif_schDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Time-Based Trigger DB:
pg_dump trifactatimebasedtriggerservice > trif_tbtsDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Configuration Service DB:
pg_dump trifactaconfigurationservice > trif_confservDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Artifact Storage DB:
pg_dump trifactaartifactstorageservice > trif_artifactstorageservDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Job Metadata Service DB:
pg_dump trifactajobmetadataservice > trif_jobmetadataservDB_bkup_<date>.sql
MySQL
For more information on command options, see https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysqldump-sql-format.html.
su - mysql
NOTE: The following commands are for MySQL 5.7 for all supported operating systems. For specific commands for other versions, please see the database documentation.
Trifacta DB:
mysqldump trifacta > trif_triDB_bkp_<date>.sql
Jobs DB:
mysqldump trifacta-activiti > trif_actDB_bkp_<date>.sql
Scheduling DB:
mysqldump trifactaschedulingservice > trif_schDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Time-Based Trigger DB:
mysqldump trifactatimebasedtriggerservice > trif_tbtsDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Configuration Service DB:
mysqldump trifactaconfigurationservice > trif_confservDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Artifact Storage DB:
mysqldump trifactaartifactstorageservice > trif_artifactstorageservDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Job Metadata Service DB:
mysqldump trifactajobmetadataservice > trif_jobmetadataservDB_bkup_<date>.sql
Scheduling
You can schedule nightly execution of these backups using a third-party scheduler such as cron.
Restart
You can restart the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform now. See Start and Stop the Platform.
Recovery
See Platform Rollback.
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