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INFLUXD-BACKUP(1)   INFLUXD-BACKUP(1)

influxd-backup - Creates a backup copy of specified InfluxDB OSS database(s) and saves to disk. Use this newer `-portable` option unless legacy support is required. Complete documentation on backing up and restoring, including the deprecated legacy format, see: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/administration/backup_and_restore/

influxd backup [options] PATH

Creates a backup copy of specified InfluxDB OSS database(s) and saves the files in an Enterprise-compatible format to PATH (directory where backups are saved).

-portable
Required to generate backup files in a portable format that can be restored to InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Enterprise. Use unless the legacy backup is required.

-host <host:port>

InfluxDB OSS host to back up from. Optional. Defaults to 127.0.0.1:8088.

-db <db_name>

InfluxDB OSS database name to back up. Optional. If not specified, all databases are backed up when using -portable.

-rp <rp_name>

Retention policy to use for the backup. Optional. If not specified, all retention policies are used by default.

-shard <shard_id>

The identifier of the shard to back up. Optional. If specified, -rp <rp_name> is required.

-start <timestamp>

Include all points starting with specified timestamp (RFC3339 format). Not compatible with -since <timestamp>.

-end <timestamp>

Exclude all points after timestamp (RFC3339 format). Not compatible with -since <timestamp>.

-since <timestamp>

Create an incremental backup of all points after the timestamp (RFC3339 format). Optional. Recommend using -start <timestamp> instead.

-skip-errors

Optional flag to continue backing up the remaining shards when the current shard fails to backup.

influxd-restore(1)

Report bugs to the GitHub issue tracker https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb.

InfluxDB is written and maintained by InfluxData https://influxdata.com.

InfluxDB is released under the MIT license.

This man page is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

04/09/2022  

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