Backup and restore on two different Authentication Manager servers
3 years ago
Originally Published: 2014-04-21
Article Number
000048458
Applies To
To backup data from Authentication Manager 7.1 SP2 or SP3 or SP4 on windows sever 2003 to Authentication Manager 7.1 SP4 full kit installed on windows server 2008 
Issue
Backup and restore two Authentication Manager data
Resolution

Backup and restore on two different Authentication Manager servers

Please note:
1. To restore the data on a different machine, you must add a flag "-D" or "--transfer" in the command when backup and restore.
2. Besides the database server service, the database listener and database instance service must also be started when restoring the database.
 

How to Move RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 SP4 data to a new system:


- On the new system:


1)  Install clean RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 SP4 full installation kit  - installed using the same administrative accounts and master password as the previous production system to ensure the encrypted IMS data backup restores correctly. 
2) You will need to add the Radius server through the Operations Console just as you did for the existing AM 7.1 configurations before restoring the database.


On the existing AM 7.1 system:


1) Take a backup on the current Appliance system which runs AM 7.1sp 4:
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->Open a CMD on the Primary, run:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->cd c:\Program Files\RSA Security\RSA Authentication Manager\utils 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->rsautil manage-backups -a export -D ?f c:\backup.dmp 
This will create two files in the /tmp directory, one named backup.dmp, the other named backup.secrets.

2) Archive/zip-up the Radius directory from here:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->cd c:\Program Files\RSA Security\RSA Authentication Manager\radius


3) Copy these files (the two dmp files and the radius.zip) over to the new system.
4) You can take this system off the network now to avoid IP/hostname conflicts with the new AM 7.1 system.
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On the new system:


1. Configure the RADIUS Server
2. Stop all Authentication Manager Services:
3. Then start the database listener, database instance, and database server services (needed for the db import):
4. Remove the primary metadata:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->Open a CMD on the Primary, run:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->cd c:\Program Files\RSA Security\RSA Authentication Manager\utils 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]--> rsautil setup-replication -a remove-primary

5. Import the database:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->rsautil manage-backups -a import -D -f c:\backup.dmp 

6. Reset the primary metadata:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->?         <!--[endif]-->rsautil  setup-replication -a set-primary 

7. Copy the radius.zip file over to /RSA Security/RSA Authentication Manager
(It should then list out as /RSA Security/RSA Authentication Manager/radius/Service)


8. After the import completes and the radius folder is in place, start all the other RSA services


9. Login to the Security console and verify if users are there. Test authentication out.