Backing up for upgrade

[alexander5654]

Hi, my team is preparing to upgrade our phantom instance to the newest version, and I had a question regarding the backup before the update.

When I create the backup using the ibackup.pyc file, can i use that restore for a later version?

Just also making sure my understanding is correct, is all data deleted during the upgrade, or is the backup just done in case an update messes with things and allows you to restore to your previous, un-upgraded state?

[phanTom]

@alexander5654 the restore will restore the entire platform state rather than just the data. Therefore it can't be used to restore to to a later version.

No data is deleted upon upgrade but a backup should be taken for any disaster type situation where a restore would be needed to a valid and recent point in time, as you alluded to in your question. 

If this helps, please mark as a solution & happy phantoming!

[aocvy]

What's the link to the backup documentation? 

[phanTom]

@aocvy Please find the docs here: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SOARonprem/5.1.0/Admin/BackupTools