Server Backup

To back up the BigFix Server, perform the following steps:

1. Stop all the BigFix processes, including running plug-ins if any, using the following commands:

   /etc/init.d/besfilldb stop
   /etc/init.d/besgatherdb stop
   /etc/init.d/besserver stop
   /etc/init.d/beswebreports stop
   /etc/init.d/besclient stop

2. Back up the BFENT and BESREPOR databases using the following commands:

   db2 backup db BFENT
   db2 backup db BESREPOR

   Optionally add an absolute path with the commands:

   db2 backup db BFENT to /AbsolutePathExample
   db2 backup db BESREPOR to /AbsolutePathExample

   These databases might have different names if, at installation time, one of these commands has been used: -opt BES_DB_NAME=<SERVER_DB_NAME> or -opt WR_DB_NAME=<WEBREPORTS_DB_NAME>.
3. Manually back up the following folders:

   /var/opt/BESClient  
   /var/opt/BESServer
   /var/opt/BESWebReportsServer

4. Back up site credentials, license certificates and masthead files.

   The license.pvk and license.crt files are critical to the security and operation of BigFix. If the private key (pvk) files are lost, they cannot be recovered.

   The masthead file is an important file that must be used for recovery. It contains the information about the BigFix server configuration. To back it up, either copy the /etc/opt/BESServer/actionsite.afxm file in a backup directory renaming it masthead.afxm, or open the masthead file from a browser, http://hostname:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm, and then save it to the backup directory.