Back up data

In Cortex XSOAR 8.10 On-prem, schedule and perform on-demand data backups.

Perform one-time backup or schedule recurring backup. The backup process can take several minutes.

The data that is backed up is comprised of objects metadata and volume data. Both are encrypted.

How to back up data

1. Navigate to Settings & Info → Settings → System → Backup and Restore → Backup tab.
2. View or configure the following.

   Fields	Details
   Last successful backup	Shows the date and time of the latest backup.
   Enable scheduled backups	Enabled by default. if disabled, you can configure an on-demand backup.
   Backup now	An additional option for on-demand backup. When you click it, you just configure external storage details and the relative path for the one-time backup.
   Choose External Storage	Select an external storage. You can view the saved external storage options under Settings & Info → Settings → System → External Storage.
   Relative Path	Set the location within the specified external storage system where the backup files will be stored. The full path is also shown.
   Backup schedule details	Options are Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. You can select a day of the week to back up only for weekly backup. Choose the backup time (hours and minutes) in Server time. Server time may be different than your local time. You can check via ssh with the viewer user.Retention time. These fields do not appear for on-demand backup.
   Save	Initiate the backup.

(AWS storage only) Delete snapshots of backed up nodes you delete

If you back up to an S3 bucket, AWS creates a snapshot of the node (virtual machine). If you subsequently delete the node, you also need to delete the snapshot.

Delete a snapshot example

1. From the side menu, navigate to Services → Compute → EC2.

   

   aws-launch-vm.png
2. From the side menu, go to Elastic Block Store → Snapshots.
3. Locate the snapshot you want to delete, select it, and choose Delete from the actions menu.

   Choose the relevant snapshot to delete based on its description. For example:

   Created by AWS EBS CSI driver for volume vol-00f501eb480113988
4. Confirm the deletion when prompted to permanently remove the snapshot.