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itemprop="itemListElement" itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="breadcrumbs__item breadcrumbs__item--active"><span class="breadcrumbs__link" itemprop="name">Backup &amp; Restore</span><meta itemprop="position" content="2"></li></ul></nav><span class="theme-doc-version-badge badge badge--secondary">Version: Next</span><div class="tocCollapsible_ETCw theme-doc-toc-mobile tocMobile_ITEo"><button type="button" class="clean-btn tocCollapsibleButton_TO0P">On this page</button></div><div class="theme-doc-markdown markdown"><h1>DataHub Backup &amp; Restore</h1><p>DataHub stores metadata in two key storage systems that require separate backup approaches:</p><ol><li><strong>Versioned Aspects</strong>: Stored in a relational database (MySQL/PostgreSQL) in the <code>metadata_aspect_v2</code> table</li><li><strong>Time Series Aspects, Search Indexes, &amp; Graph Relationships</strong>: Stored in Elasticsearch/OpenSearch indexes</li></ol><p>This guide outlines how to properly back up both components to ensure complete recoverability of your DataHub instance.</p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="production-environment-backups">Production Environment Backups<a href="#production-environment-backups" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Production Environment Backups" title="Direct link to Production Environment Backups"></a></h2><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="backing-up-document-store-versioned-metadata">Backing Up Document Store (Versioned Metadata)<a href="#backing-up-document-store-versioned-metadata" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Backing Up Document Store (Versioned Metadata)" title="Direct link to Backing Up Document Store (Versioned Metadata)"></a></h3><p>The recommended backup strategy is to periodically dump the <code>metadata_aspect_v2</code> table from the <code>datahub</code> database. This table contains all versioned aspects and can be restored in case of database failure. Most managed database services (e.g., AWS RDS) provide automated backup capabilities.</p><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="aws-managed-rds">AWS Managed RDS<a href="#aws-managed-rds" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to AWS Managed RDS" title="Direct link to AWS Managed RDS"></a></h4><p><strong>Option 1: Automated RDS Snapshots</strong></p><ol><li>Go to <strong>AWS Console &gt; RDS &gt; Databases</strong></li><li>Select your DataHub RDS instance</li><li>Click <strong>Actions &gt; Take Snapshot</strong></li><li>Name the snapshot (e.g., <code>datahub-backup-YYYY-MM-DD</code>)</li><li>Configure automated snapshots in RDS with appropriate retention periods (recommended: 14-30 days)</li></ol><p><strong>Option 2: SQL Dump (MySQL)</strong></p><p>For a targeted backup of only the essential metadata:</p><p><code>mysqldump -h &lt;rds-endpoint&gt; -u &lt;username&gt; -p datahub metadata_aspect_v2 &gt; metadata_aspect_v2_backup.sql</code></p><p>To compress the backup:</p><p><code>mysqldump -h &lt;rds-endpoint&gt; -u &lt;username&gt; -p datahub metadata_aspect_v2 | gzip &gt; metadata_aspect_v2_backup.sql.gz</code></p><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="self-hosted-mysql">Self-Hosted MySQL<a href="#self-hosted-mysql" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Self-Hosted MySQL" title="Direct link to Self-Hosted MySQL"></a></h4><p><code>mysqldump -u &lt;username&gt; -p datahub metadata_aspect_v2 &gt; metadata_aspect_v2_backup.sql</code></p><p>Compressed version:</p><p><code>mysqldump -u &lt;username&gt; -p datahub metadata_aspect_v2 | gzip &gt; metadata_aspect_v2_backup.sql.gz</code></p><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="backing-up-time-series-aspects-elasticsearchopensearch">Backing Up Time Series Aspects (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)<a href="#backing-up-time-series-aspects-elasticsearchopensearch" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Backing Up Time Series Aspects (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)" title="Direct link to Backing Up Time Series Aspects (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)"></a></h3><p>Time Series Aspects power important features like usage statistics, dataset profiles, and assertion runs. These are stored in Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and require a separate backup strategy.</p><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="aws-opensearch-service">AWS OpenSearch Service<a href="#aws-opensearch-service" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to AWS OpenSearch Service" title="Direct link to AWS OpenSearch Service"></a></h4><ol><li><p><strong>Create an IAM Role for Snapshots</strong></p><p>Create an IAM role with permissions to write to an S3 bucket:</p></li></ol><div class="language-json codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#bfc7d5;--prism-background-color:#292d3e"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-json codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token 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class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">}</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token property">&quot;Action&quot;</span><span class="token operator" style="color:rgb(137, 221, 255)">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(195, 232, 141)">&quot;sts:AssumeRole&quot;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(199, 146, 234)">}</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><ol start="2"><li><strong>Register a Snapshot Repository</strong></li></ol><div class="codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#bfc7d5;--prism-background-color:#292d3e"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> PUT _snapshot/datahub_s3_backup</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;type&quot;: &quot;s3&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;settings&quot;: {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;bucket&quot;: &quot;your-backup-bucket&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;region&quot;: &quot;us-east-1&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;role_arn&quot;: &quot;arn:aws:iam::&lt;account-id&gt;:role/&lt;snapshot-role&gt;&quot;</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><blockquote><p>⚠️ <strong>Important</strong>: The S3 bucket must be in the same AWS region as your OpenSearch domain.</p></blockquote><ol start="3"><li><p><strong>Create a Regular Snapshot Schedule</strong></p><p>Set up an automated schedule using the OpenSearch Snapshot Management:</p></li></ol><div class="codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#bfc7d5;--prism-background-color:#292d3e"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> PUT _plugins/_sm/policies/datahub_backup_policy</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;schedule&quot;: {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;cron&quot;: {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;expression&quot;: &quot;0 0 * * *&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;timezone&quot;: &quot;UTC&quot;</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> },</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;name&quot;: &quot;&lt;snapshot-{now/d}&gt;&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;repository&quot;: &quot;datahub_s3_backup&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;config&quot;: {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;partial&quot;: false</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> },</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;retention&quot;: {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;expire_after&quot;: &quot;15d&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;min_count&quot;: 5,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;max_count&quot;: 30</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><p>This configures daily snapshots with a 15-day retention period.</p><ol start="4"><li><p><strong>Take a Manual Snapshot</strong> (if needed)</p><p><code>PUT _snapshot/datahub_s3_backup/snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD?wait_for_completion=true</code></p></li><li><p><strong>Verify Snapshot Status</strong></p><p><code>GET _snapshot/datahub_s3_backup/snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD</code></p></li></ol><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="self-hosted-elasticsearch">Self-Hosted Elasticsearch<a href="#self-hosted-elasticsearch" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Self-Hosted Elasticsearch" title="Direct link to Self-Hosted Elasticsearch"></a></h4><ol><li><p><strong>Create a Local Repository</strong></p><p>First, add <code>path.repo</code> setting to <code>elasticsearch.yml</code> on all nodes:</p><p>path.repo: <!-- -->[&quot;/mnt/es-backups&quot;]</p><p>Ensure <code>/mnt/es-backups</code> is a shared or mounted path on all Elasticsearch nodes.</p></li><li><p><strong>Register the Repository</strong></p></li></ol><div class="codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#bfc7d5;--prism-background-color:#292d3e"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> PUT _snapshot/datahub_fs_backup</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;type&quot;: &quot;fs&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;settings&quot;: {</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;location&quot;: &quot;/mnt/es-backups&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;compress&quot;: true</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> }</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" 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Database"></a></h3><ol><li><p><strong>Restore from an RDS Snapshot</strong> (if using AWS RDS)</p><p>In the AWS Console, go to <strong>RDS &gt; Snapshots</strong>, select your snapshot, and choose &quot;Restore Snapshot&quot;.</p></li><li><p><strong>Restore from SQL Dump</strong></p><p><code>mysql -h &lt;host&gt; -u &lt;user&gt; -p datahub &lt; metadata_aspect_v2_backup.sql</code></p></li></ol><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="restoring-elasticsearchopensearch-indices">Restoring Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Indices<a href="#restoring-elasticsearchopensearch-indices" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Restoring Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Indices" title="Direct link to Restoring Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Indices"></a></h3><p>After restoring the database, you need to restore the search and graph indices using your snapshots.</p><p>Note that you can also rebuild the index from scratch after restoring the MySQL / Postgres Document Store,
as outlined <a href="/docs/how/restore-indices">here</a>.</p><h4 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="restoring-from-snapshots">Restoring from Snapshots<a href="#restoring-from-snapshots" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Restoring from Snapshots" title="Direct link to Restoring from Snapshots"></a></h4><p>To restore search indexes from a snapshot:</p><div class="codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#bfc7d5;--prism-background-color:#292d3e"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">POST _snapshot/datahub_s3_backup/snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD/_restore</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">{</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;indices&quot;: &quot;datastream*,metadataindex*&quot;,</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain"> &quot;include_global_state&quot;: false</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#bfc7d5"><span class="token plain">}</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="testing-your-backup-strategy">Testing Your Backup Strategy<a href="#testing-your-backup-strategy" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Testing Your Backup Strategy" title="Direct link to Testing Your Backup Strategy"></a></h2><p>Regularly test your backup and restore procedures to ensure they work when needed:</p><ol><li>Create a test environment</li><li>Restore your production backups to this environment</li><li>Verify that all functionality works correctly</li><li>Document any issues encountered and update your backup/restore procedures</li></ol><p>A good practice is to test restore procedures quarterly or after significant infrastructure changes.</p></div><footer class="theme-doc-footer docusaurus-mt-lg"><div class="slackUtm_uoBr"><div class="slackUtm_uoBr"><hr>Need more help? 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