Admin Console Backup

note this is available for belden horizon data manager version 2 16 0 and later the backup module allows you to download, upload, and bulk delete belden horizon data manager configuration files overview the backup process for bhdm consists of a compressed and encrypted file downloaded from the bhdm admin ui the data is updated every 24 hours, and 7 copies of each bhdm version are maintained on the server until user deletes them manually backup type compressed and encrypted file, available for download from the bhdm admin ui rotation 7 copies of each bhdm version retention period backup files will remain until user deletes them manually bhdm backup contain the following files 1\ application data company and project settings activation requests sites (except site icons) triggers and actions templates marketplace applications and their associated data and configurations marketplace catalog (data and configuration) grafana dashboards and other settings remote access setup licenses (note licenses won't work after restoring on another vm) keycloak registry credentials certificates smtp settings tokens 2\ user data users and their access to specific projects/companies 3\ marketplace apps all marketplace apps and associated data and configurations 4\ bhdo connected to bhdm all bhdo devices connected to the bhdm 5\ database dumps mysql grafana sql mysql keycloak sql mysql bhdm sql mysql mpcs sql mysql mpcs rbac sql mysql mysql user sql what is not backed up old upgrades and backups events docker registry data clickhouse data dns entries (bhdm only lists dns servers; not backed up to avoid network access issues) network settings review the backup options below \[1] create backup download a backup file of the belden horizon data manager configuration configuration files are password protected and generated as a tar file process logs are visible in the log section to export the configuration, you'll need the password of the belden horizon data manager instance \[2] upload backup file upload a belden horizon data manager configuration file to import the configuration, you'll need the password of the belden horizon data manager instance important importing a configuration replaces configuration data and cannot be undone select the appropriate bundled zip file any node locked licenses will be removed after restoring a backup on a new virtual machine (vm) you will have to request new node locked licenses from your account representative network files are not backed up to avoid breaks on restore as of belden horizon data manager 2 24 0 release, bhdm admin ui allows you to create long term api tokens with scope bhdm backup \[3] remove selected backups this option allows you to bulk delete the selected backup configurations files at once \[4] show backup/restore log view the latest export/import operation log you can toggle auto scroll to the on position to automatically scroll down to the most recent messages in process log doing so helps monitor a running export/import process \[5] refresh reload the list of backup files