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Grid Restore

Overview

This program is a command-line utility designed to restore backups to a Grid Manager.

Usage

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Usage: grid-restore [OPTIONS]

  Restore NIOS Grid.

Options:
  Required Parameters: 
    -g, --grid-mgr TEXT           Infoblox NIOS Grid Manager IP/Hostname  [required]
    -f, --filename TEXT           Infoblox NIOS Grid restore filename  [required]
  Optional Parameters: 
    -u, --username TEXT           Infoblox NIOS username
    -m, --mode [NORMAL|FORCED|CLONE]
                                  Grid Restore Mode [NORMAL|FORCED|CLONE]  [default: FORCED]
    -k, --keep                    Keep existing IP otherwise use IP from backup
    -w, --wapi-ver TEXT           Infoblox WAPI version  [default: 2.11]
  Logging Parameters: 
    --debug                       Enable verbose logging
  -h, --help                      Show this message and exit.

Examples

Restore Grid Backup from File

The following example will restore a backup a Grid Manager.

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grid-restore -u admin -g 192.168.1.2 -f database.bak -m NORMAL

Screen output from command

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grid-restore -u admin -g 192.168.1.2 -f database.bak -m NORMAL
Enter password for [admin]: 
2023-12-09 20:45:21 [nios_grid_restore.py:94] INFO connected to Infoblox grid manager 192.168.1.2
2023-12-09 20:45:21 [fileop.py:830] INFO step 1 - request uploadinit database.bak
2023-12-09 20:45:22 [fileop.py:846] INFO step 2 - post the files using the upload_url provided
2023-12-09 20:45:25 [fileop.py:855] INFO step 3 - execute the restore
2023-12-09 20:45:35 [fileop.py:867] INFO Grid restore successful!

Danger

Restoring an Infoblox Grid should only be considered as a final option for production deployments. Please refrain from initiating a restoration process unless you are in a Disaster Recovery (DR) scenario or directed to do so by Infoblox Technical Support.

Restore Grid Backup from file to a Lab

The following example will restore a backup of a Grid Manager to another system (lab).

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grid-restore -u admin -g 192.168.1.3 -f database.bak -m FORCED -k

Screen output from command

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grid-restore -u admin -g 192.168.1.3 -f database.bak -m FORCED -k
Enter password for [admin]: 
2023-12-09 20:57:51 [nios_grid_restore.py:94] INFO connected to Infoblox grid manager  192.168.1.3
2023-12-09 20:57:51 [fileop.py:830] INFO step 1 - request uploadinit database.bak
2023-12-09 20:57:51 [fileop.py:846] INFO step 2 - post the files using the upload_url provided
2023-12-09 20:57:53 [fileop.py:855] INFO step 3 - execute the restore
2023-12-09 20:58:02 [fileop.py:867] INFO Grid restore successful!