1.4. Restoring MicroShift data backups manually

Procedure

1. Manually restore MicroShift data by using the full file path of the backup you want to restore by running the following command:

   $ sudo microshift restore /var/lib/microshift-backups/<manual_backup> 

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   Replace <manual_backup> with the backup name that you used. Optional: You can also restore automatic ostree backups using the full file path.

   Example output

   ??? I1017 07:39:52.055165    6007 data_manager.go:131] "Copying backup to data directory" storage="/var/lib/microshift-backups" name="test" data="/var/lib/microshift"
   ??? I1017 07:39:52.055243    6007 data_manager.go:154] "Renaming existing data dir" data="/var/lib/microshift" renamedTo="/var/lib/microshift.saved"
   ??? I1017 07:39:52.055326    6007 data_manager.go:227] "Starting copy" cmd="/bin/cp --verbose --recursive --preserve --reflink=auto /var/lib/microshift-backups/test /var/lib/microshift"
   ??? I1017 07:39:52.061363    6007 data_manager.go:241] "Finished copy" cmd="/bin/cp --verbose --recursive --preserve --reflink=auto /var/lib/microshift-backups/test /var/lib/microshift"
   ??? I1017 07:39:52.061404    6007 data_manager.go:175] "Removing temporary data directory" path="/var/lib/microshift.saved"
   ??? I1017 07:39:52.063745    6007 data_manager.go:180] "Copied backup to data directory" name="test" data="/var/lib/microshift"

2. Optional. Manually restore data from a customized directory by using the full file path of the backup. Run the following command:

   $ sudo microshift restore /mnt/<other_backups_location>/<another_manual_backup> 

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   Replace <other_backups_location> with the directory you used and <my_manual_backup> with the backup name you used when creating the backup you are restoring.

3. Restart the host. Restarting the host enables all workloads and pods to restart.