fedb backup

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This command has been deprecated. Please use backup profile .

Description

Performs database backup operations for the FireEye appliance. This command is available for the File Protect, Network Security, Email MPS, Malware Analysis, and Central Management System appliance.

Note

Do not use special characters in file names in the fedb backup command. Valid characters include: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _, -, #, @, ., ~. The use of any other characters in an fedb backup file name is not supported and an error message will be displayed on the CLI.

Syntax

fedb backup to-file [filename]

fedb backup deletefilename

fedb backup movefilename1filename2

fedb backup fetchurl [filename]

fedb backup uploadfilenameurl

Parameters

backup to-file filename

Takes a backup of the running FireEye database to a file. If filename is specified, then that name is used to create the file. Otherwise, the system generates a unique name for the backup.

deletefilename

Deletes the specified backup file.

movefilename1 filename2

Renames the specified backup file, filename1, to a new name, filename2.

fetchurlfilename

Downloads a backup file from the specified remote location and saves it with the specified name on the appliance. If filename is not specified, then the name from the url is used. Fetches can be made from HTTP, FTP, TFTP, URL, or SCP locations.

Example: scp://username:password@hostname/path/filename

upload filenameurl

Uploads the specified backup file to the remote location in url.

ExampleExample

The following example downloads a backup file from the specified URL and saves it as “backupfile1.”

hostname # fedb backup fetch scp://username:password@hostname/path/file
 name backupfile1 Local Management System:   ID: FE4200A   IP Address:   192.168.2.191   MAC Address:  00:D0:68:0D:F1:EC