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Backup and Restore

Learn how to create a backup of the data in your on-premises deployment, including the hardware configuration, virtual devices, projects, users, custom firmware, snapshots, and more.

Prepare to Back Up the Data​

Before starting the backup, make sure that all devices are stopped (shut down) and that no users are interacting with the web interface or the API.

The Components to Back Up​

The following components are required for a complete backup:

  • The MariaDB database, using mysqldump
  • The configuration files in /etc/corellium/
  • The image files, referenced by imageDataPath in coordinator.json
  • The firmware files mounted to /var/ipsw/
  • The LVM device volumes listed in lvs -S 'lv_attr !~ ^t' stack-volumes

Restore a Server Backup​

Recover the data that was backed up:

  • The MariaDB database state
  • The configuration files
  • The image files
  • The firmware files
  • The LVM device volumes

Migration​

To save time when updating your Corellium hardware, you can use the corellium-admin tool to migrate data from your old device to your new one.

In order to use corellium-admin, you need the following to be true:

  • Both servers on the same RC and license
  • Both servers up and running
  • Both servers on the same network and reachable from your console

The list of commands in corellium-admin are:

  • migrate <list, export, import>
  • vm <list, export, import>
  • image <list, export, import>
  • db <export, import>
  • project <list>
  • user <list>
  • help

You will need to run corellium-admin from your new hardware, and all commands are formatted as $ corellium-admin <command> <sub-command> <arguments>, for example the migration command would be:

corellium-admin migrate --all --from 10.0.0.1

In our example, we use 10.0.0.1 as our IP address for our old hardware, yours will likely differ. We are also doing a complete migration with the --all subcommand; you can elect to migrate the entirety of your Corellium instance, or you can migrate it piecemeal.