Backing up Cloudera Manager

Minimum Required Role: Cluster Administrator (also provided by Full Administrator)

The following steps create a complete backup of Cloudera Manager:

1. Stop the Cloudera Management Service using Cloudera Manager:
   1. Select Clusters > Cloudera Management Service.
   2. Select Actions > Stop.
2. Stop the Cloudera Manager Server by running the following command on the Cloudera Manager Server host:

   sudo service cloudera-scm-server stop

3. If you are using the embedded PostgreSQL database for Cloudera Manager, stop the database:

   sudo service cloudera-scm-server-db stop

4. On the host where Cloudera Manager Server is running, back up the /etc/cloudera-scm-server/db.properties file.
5. On the host where each role is running, back up the following directories whose location is stored in the properties shown in the table. The default location is also shown.

   Cloudera Management Service Directories to Back Up

   Role	Property	Default Location
   Event Server	Event Server Index Directory	/var/lib/cloudera-scm-eventserver
   Host Monitor	Host Monitor Storage Directory	/var/lib/cloudera-host-monitor
   Navigator Metadata Server	Navigator Metadata Server Storage Dir	/var/lib/cloudera-scm-navigator
   Reports Manager	Reports Manager Working Directory	/var/lib/cloudera-scm-headlamp
   Service Monitor	Service Monitor Storage Directory	/var/lib/cloudera-service-monitor

6. Back up the /etc/cloudera-scm-agent/config.ini file on each host in the cluster.
7. Back up the following Cloudera Manager-related databases; see Backing up Databases:
   • Cloudera Manager Server
   • Activity Monitor (depending on your deployment, this role may not exist)
   • Reports Manager
   • Navigator Audit Server
   • Navigator Metadata Server
8. Start Cloudera Manager Server by running the following command on the Cloudera Manager Server host:

   sudo service cloudera-scm-server start

9. Start the Cloudera Management Service using Cloudera Manager:
   1. Select Clusters > Cloudera Management Service.
   2. Select Actions > Start.