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What to backup? and how? (only metadata, not data)

gbraccialli3 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:56:17 GMT

What components and folders to backup (only metadata, not data)? What would be the commands?

- Namenode - Ambari database - Hive Metastore database - Oozie database - Hue database - Ranger database

Re: What to backup? and how? (only metadata, not data)

nsabharwal — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 01:43:09 GMT

@Guilherme Braccialli

Backup metadata Link (dfs.namenode.name.dir - Backup this location)

Backup data too (Falcon for DR, Snapshots)

HCatalog

Ambari DB

Oozie DB

Ranger DB

Hue DB

/etc/*

/usr/hdp/* ( Its good to backup binaries on weekly or month basis)

backup logs for compliance purpose /var/log/*

Re: What to backup? and how? (only metadata, not data)

hazarathreddy — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 02:19:46 GMT

@Guilherme Braccialli / Neeraj Sabharwal

What is the best way to backup the Ranger database 0.5.0(for the purpose of disaster recovery). I see that the REST API is available. Can you please share your experience if you have implemented this in your organization? Thank you.