NSX CLI Guide

Debug Commands

debug backup-restore verify backup operations host-ip <hostname-or-ip-address> [port <port-number-arg>] username <backup-server-username> directory-path <directory-path> [verbose <verbose-arg>] [ssh-file <ssh-key-file-path>]

Perform Backup Operations using SSH File

Parameters:

Option Description
<hostname-or-ip-address> A hostname or IP address
<port-number> TCP/UDP port (0-65535)
<backup-server-username> Backup Server username
<directory-path> Directory Path
<verbose-arg> Verbose
<ssh-key-file-path> SSH Key File Path


Example:

nsx-manager> set debug-mode nsx-manager> debug backup-restore verify backup operations host-ip 10.182.48.235 username root directory-path /Backup ssh-file /root/.ssh/sftp_identity Certifying the SFTP server sftp> cd /Backup sftp> sftp> mkdir cluster-node-backups sftp> sftp> cd cluster-node-backups sftp> sftp> mkdir 4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC sftp> sftp> cd 4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC sftp> sftp> mkdir tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC sftp> sftp> put dummy /Backup/cluster-node-backups/4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/cluster_backup-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-nsx-ufo-backup-restore.tar # Upload file Uploading dummy to /Backup/cluster-node-backups/4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/cluster_backup-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-nsx-ufo-backup-restore.tar sftp> sftp> ls /Backup/cluster-node-backups/4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC # List files in remote directory sftp> sftp> get /Backup/cluster-node-backups/4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/* # Download all files from remote directory sftp> sftp> rm /Backup/cluster-node-backups/4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/cluster_backup-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-nsx-ufo-backup-restore.tar #Deleting backed up file Removing /Backup/cluster-node-backups/4.2.0.0.0.71637518-Dual-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/tmpdir-2024-02-28T06_11_16UTC/cluster_backup-13c5dc16-18bd-40a1-8c98-5fc2aa51157b-10.182.48.235-fd01_0_106_a_0_8fff_fe71_4a6-nsx-ufo-backup-restore.tar sftp> sftp> bye SFTP operations completed successfully.

Mode:

Basic

Availability: