docs/reference/ucp/3.2/cli/backup.md

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docker/ucp backup	Create a backup of a UCP manager node	ucp, cli, backup

Create a backup of a UCP manager node.

Usage

docker container run \
    --rm \
    --interactive \
    --name ucp \
    --log-driver none \
    --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    docker/ucp \
    backup [command options] > backup.tar

Description

This command creates a tar file with the contents of the volumes used by this UCP manager node, and prints it. You can then use the restore command to restore the data from an existing backup.

To create backups of a multi-node cluster, you only need to back up a single manager node. The restore operation will reconstitute a new UCP installation from the backup of any previous manager.

Note:

• The backup contains private keys and other sensitive information. Use the --passphrase flag to encrypt the backup with PGP-compatible encryption or --no-passphrase to opt out (not recommended).

• If using the --file option, the path to the file must be bind mounted onto the container that is performing the backup, and the filepath must be relative to the container's file tree. For example:

  docker run <other options> --mount type=bind,src=/home/user/backup:/backup docker/ucp --file /backup/backup.tar
  

SELinux

If you are installing UCP on a manager node with SELinunx enabled at the daemon and operating system level, you will need to pass --security-opt label=disable in to your install command. This flag will disable SELinux policies on the installation container. The UCP installation container mounts and configures the Docker Socket as part of the UCP installation container, therefore the UCP installation will fail with a permission denied error if you fail to pass in this flag.

FATA[0000] unable to get valid Docker client: unable to ping Docker daemon: Got
permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at
unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/_ping: dial
unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied - If SELinux is enabled
on the Docker daemon, make sure you run UCP with "docker run --security-opt
label=disable -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock ..."

An installation command for a system with SELinux enabled at the daemon level would be:

docker container run \
    --rm \
    --interactive \
    --name ucp \
    --security-opt label=disable \
    --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    docker/ucp \
    backup [command options] > backup.tar

Options

Option	Description
--debug, -D	Enable debug mode
--file *value*	Name of the file to write the backup contents to. Ignored in interactive mode
--jsonlog	Produce json formatted output for easier parsing
--include-logs	Only relevant if --file is also included. If true, an encrypted backup.log file will be stored alongside the backup.tar in the mounted directory. Default is true.
--interactive, -i	Run in interactive mode and prompt for configuration values
--no-passphrase	Opt out to encrypt the tar file with a passphrase (not recommended)
--passphrase value	Encrypt the tar file with a passphrase