Accessing KeyControl Backup Files

If you want to access an existing KeyControl backup file, you can use the KeyControl Vault Management webGUI, the Entrust KeyControl API or, if you have configured an NFS server, you can use NFS.

The following sections describe how to access the backup file through the webGUI and NFS. For information about the API commands, see Backup and Restore Methods.

KeyControl Vault Management webGUI Access

  1. Log into the KeyControl Vault Management webGUI with your standard account credentials.
  2. In the top right, click the Switch to Appliance Management link.
  3. In the top menu bar, click Cluster.
  4. Go to the Cluster tab.
  5. Select Actions > KeyControl Backup. KeyControl displays the latest backup information if one exists.

  6. Click Download. KeyControl saves the encrypted backup file to your browser's default download location. The filename is in the format <server-name>-<product_version><-datetimestamp>-<admin_key_version>.bu.

  7. Click Close.

NFS Access

To access the backup file through NFS, log into one of the Backup Host servers configured for the cluster and mount the directory using the mount command. For example, if your KeyControl node IP address is 192.168.140.135, you would enter:

# mount -t nfs 192.168.140.135:/hcs/backup /backup
# ls -l /backup
total 506
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     30 Dec 16 14:57 htkc.bu -> testkc01-5.1-20191216092703-4.bu
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 191776 Dec 16 14:57 testkc01-5.1-20191216092703-4.bu