On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 6:34 AM, Esther Terrero <esther.terr...@ericsson.com
> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>
> Please, I would appreciate if you could clarify me the questions below
> regarding backup and restore:
>
>
>
> 1.       I see that when snapshots are generated they are generated for
> both the configuration and the operational data. What is the reason for
> having snapshots for operational data that are not going to be restored?
>
A snapshot also contains the election term info and peer configuration
which is needed for raft.


> 2.       Upon performing a backup by means of the
> cluster-admin:backup-datastore rpc, is writing on the datastore stopped to
> ensure consistency while the backup takes place?, i.e., is the consistency
> ensured, for instance suspending modifications to the data (from NBI/SBI
> traffic) while the backup takes place?
>
A backup does not suspend anything - it merely takes a snapshot.


> 3.       If we use LevelDB journaling, is LevelDB compaction blocked
> while backup takes place?
>

No.

> 4.       Does the backup generation imply the generation of an snapshot?
> If so, are the latest entries of the journal included in that snapshot?
>

Yes

>
>
> Thanks a lot in advance and best regards/
>
> Esther Terrero
>
>
>
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