Protect Crosswork Network Controller data and system configuration by using backup, restore, and recovery procedures.
Use this chapter for guidance on protecting your Crosswork Network Controller data and system configurations. Find essential procedures and reference information for backing up, restoring, and recovering your environment.
Backup and restore features
Learn about the backup and restore options in Crosswork Network Controller, including data backup, disaster restore, external NSO backup and restore, and data migration.
Embedded NSO backups
Understand how embedded NSO data is included in Crosswork Network Controller backups and restored as part of the main backup and restore workflow.
Requirements for backup and restore
Review the required conditions and limitations for running backup and restore operations successfully in a Crosswork Network Controller cluster.
Best practices for backup and restore
Follow these recommended practices to perform backup and restore operations safely and efficiently in Crosswork Network Controller.
Back up data
Back up Crosswork Network Controller data to a secure SCP server so you can preserve configuration and application data for recovery or migration.
Restore data
Restore Crosswork Network Controller data from a backup file to recover a cluster after data loss or other service-impacting issues.
Restore data after a disaster
Restore Crosswork Network Controller data to a newly deployed cluster after a natural or human-caused disaster destroys the original cluster.
Back up data using external NSO
Create a backup of Crosswork data to a remote SCP server and optionally include the external NSO CDB for recovery purposes.
Restore data using an external NSO
Restore a Crosswork cluster and its associated external NSO from a backup file stored on an SCP server.
Migrate data using backup and restore
Use backup and restore operations to migrate Crosswork configuration and operational data to a new installation or software version.
Orphaned SR-TE policies and RSVP-TE tunnels
Learn what orphaned SR-TE policies and RSVP-TE tunnels are and when they can appear after HA switchover or backup and restore operations.
Crosswork Data Gateway disaster recovery scenarios
Describes the main situations and approaches to restoring Crosswork Data Gateway services after a disaster.