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.