D.4. Backing Up and Restoring Manager Configuration Files

The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager stores customized configurations as configuration files. These files contain specific configuration details of a given environment, and must also be backed up if a recovery is to be performed.

Table D.1. Configuration files and directories requiring backup.

Location What is it?
/etc/ovirt-engine/ Contains Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager configuration files.
/etc/sysconfig/ovirt-engine It is the ovirt-engine service configuration file.
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.list Contains version information about currently installed Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization components.
/etc/pki/ovirt-engine/ Security certificates provided by the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to clients.
/usr/share/ovirt-engine-reports/buildomatic Contains files required to build the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization reports server.
/usr/share/ovirt-engine/conf/iptables.example An example of a correct iptables configuration that allows the communications required by the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
/usr/share/ovirt-engine/dbscripts/create_db.sh.log Log file from the creation of the rhevm database.
/var/lib/ovirt-engine/backups A folder where all backup data is stored.
/var/lib/ovirt-engine/deployments A folder where all deployment data is stored.
/usr/share/ovirt-engine-reports/reports-INSERT_VERSION_NUMBER/users/rhevmreports/rhevm-002dadmin.xml Contains plain-text, un-encrypted user and password information for the rhev-admin user.
/usr/share/ovirt-engine-reports/default_master.properties Contains settings to handle the configuration and deployment of JasperServer.
/root/.rnd Random seed file, used to generate secure certificates.

When all the files in the above table have been backed up, you will be able to recover the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to a working state after an unforeseen event.