Restore a Backup
Required User Role: Root user
For more information about the backup and restore process, see Backup and Restore.
Before you begin:
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Perform a backup of your Tenable Security Center Director, as described in Perform a Backup.
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Confirm your receiving Tenable Security Center Director meets the requirements described in Backup and Restore.
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Move the backup file to your receiving Tenable Security Center Director's /tmp directory.
To restore a backup file:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center Director via the command line interface (CLI).
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Stop Tenable Security Center Director, as described in Start, Stop, or Restart Tenable Security Center Director.
Tenable Security Center Director stops.
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In the CLI in Tenable Security Center Director, run the following command to view all running processes:
# ps -fu tns
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If any processes are listed, run the following commands to stop them:
# killall -u tns
# killall httpd
Note: These commands stop all jobs running on Tenable Security Center Director.
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If necessary, repeat step 4 to confirm all processes are stopped.
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Run the following commands to decompress the .tar file and overwrite the existing /opt/sc directory:
# cd /
# tar -xvf /tmp/sc_backup.tar.gz
Note: The.tar file switches are case-sensitive.
The restore finishes.
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Start Tenable Security Center Director, as described in Start, Stop, or Restart Tenable Security Center Director.
Tenable Security Center Director starts.