Perform an Optional Manual Backup

The TLS Configuration utility performs a backup each time the script modifies vCenter Server, Platform Services Controller, or vSphere Update Manager on the vCenter Server Appliance. If you need a backup to a specific directory, you can perform a manual backup.

Backup of the ESXi configuration is not supported.

For vCenter Server or Platform Services Controller, the default directory differs for Windows and the appliance.

OS	Backup Directory
Windows	c:\users\current_user\appdata\local\temp\yearmonthdayTtime
Linux	/tmp/yearmonthdayTtime

Procedure

1. Change directory to VcTlsReconfigurator.

   OS	Command
   Windows	cd %VMWARE_CIS_HOME%\TlsReconfigurator\VcTlsReconfigurator
   Linux	cd /usr/lib/vmware-TlsReconfigurator/VcTlsReconfigurator

2. To make a backup to a specific directory, run the following command.

   OS	Command
   Windows	directory_path\VcTlsReconfigurator> reconfigureVc backup -d backup_directory_path
   Linux	directory_path/VcTlsReconfigurator> ./reconfigureVc backup -d backup_directory_path

3. Verify that the backup was successful.
   A successful backup looks similar to the following example. The order of services displayed might be different each time you run the reconfigureVc backup command, due to the way the command runs.

   vCenter Transport Layer Security reconfigurator, version=6.7.0, build=8070195
   For more information refer to the following article: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2147469
   Log file: "/var/log/vmware/vSphere-TlsReconfigurator/VcTlsReconfigurator.log".
   ================= Backing up vCenter Server TLS configuration ==================
   Using backup directory: /tmp/20180422T224804
   Backing up: vmware-sps
   Backing up: vmdird
   Backing up: vmware-rbd-watchdog
   Backing up: vmware-vpxd
   Backing up: vmware-updatemgr
   Backing up: vmcam
   Backing up: vsphere-client
   Backing up: vami-lighttp
   Backing up: rsyslog
   Backing up: vmware-rhttpproxy
   Backing up: vmware-stsd
   

4. (Optional) If you later have to perform a restore, you can run the following command.

   reconfigureVc restore -d optional_custom_backup_directory_path