Back up and restore Citrix ADC instances 编辑

You can back up the current state of a Citrix ADC instance and later use the backed-up files to restore it to the same state. Always back up an instance before you upgrade it or for precautionary reasons. A backup of a stable system enables you to restore it back to a stable point if it becomes unstable.

There are multiple ways to perform backups and restores on a Citrix ADC instance. You can manually backup and restore Citrix ADC configurations using the GUI and CLI. You can also use Citrix ADM to perform automatic backups and manual restores.

Citrix ADM backs up the current state of your managed Citrix ADC instances by using NITRO calls and the Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure Copy (SCP) protocols.

Citrix ADM creates a complete backup and restores the following Citrix ADC instance types:

• Citrix SDX

• Citrix VPX

• Citrix MPX

• Citrix BLX

For more information, see Backup and restore an ADC instance.

Note

• Ensure the Citrix ADM profile has the admin access to backup and restore ADC instances.

• From Citrix ADM, you cannot perform the backup and restore operation on a Citrix ADC cluster.

• You cannot use the backup file taken from one instance to restore a different instance.

The backed-up files are stored as a compressed TAR file in the following directory:

/var/mps/tenants/root/device_backup/
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