Perform a Backup

Required Tenable Security Center User Role: Root user

For more information about the backup and restore process, see Backup and Restore.

To perform a backup of Tenable Security Center Director data:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center Director via the command line interface (CLI).

  2. Stop Tenable Security Center Director, as described in Start, Stop, or Restart Tenable Security Center Director.

    Tenable Security Center Director stops.

  3. In the CLI in Tenable Security Center Director, run the following command to view all running processes:

    # ps -fu tns

  4. If any processes are listed, run the following commands to stop them:

    # killall -u tns

    # killall httpd

    Note: These commands stop all jobs (including scans) running on Tenable Security Center Director.

  5. If necessary, repeat step 4 to confirm all processes stopped.

  6. Run the following command to create a .tar file for your /opt/sc directory:

    # tar -pzcf sc_backup.tar.gz /opt/sc

    Note: The.tar file switches are case-sensitive.

    Tenable Security Center Director creates the backup file.

  7. Run the following command to confirm the backup file is not corrupted:

    # tar -tvf sc_backup.tar.gz

  8. Move the backup file to a secure location.

  9. Start Tenable Security Center Director, as described in Start, Stop, or Restart Tenable Security Center Director.

    Tenable Security Center Director starts.

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