Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack (KATA) Platform

Creating a backup copy of the application in Technical Support Mode

8 November 2023

ID 247802

To create a backup copy of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform, run the following command in Technical Support Mode of the server:

kata-backup-restore backup

You can also specify one or multiple parameters for this command (see the table below).

You can use the -h command to receive tips on using parameters.

Parameters of the command for creating a backup copy of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform

Required parameter

Parameter

Description

Yes

-b <path>

Create a file containing a backup copy of the application at the specified path,

where <path> is the absolute path or relative path to the folder in which the file with the backup copy of the application is created.

No

-c

Clear the directory before saving the application backup file.

No

-d <number of stored files>

Specify the maximum number of files from the backup copy of the application stored in the directory, where <number> is the number of files.

No

-e

Save files in Storage.

No

-q

Save files in quarantine.

No

-a

Save files awaiting rescan.

No

-s

Save Sandbox artifacts.

No

-n

Save Central Node or PCN settings.

No

-l <filepath>

Save the command execution result to a file, where <filepath> is the name of the event log file, including the absolute path or relative path to the file.

If additional settings are not defined, the backup copy of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform contains only databases (alerts database, VIP status details, the list of data excluded from the scan, notifications).

All files containing a backup copy of the application are saved to one TAR archive. Archive file name: data_kata_ddmmyyyyhhMM, where ddmmyyyy is the date and hhMM is the hour and minute when the backup copy of the application was created. The name of the database is KATA5.1.sql for the backup copy of the application version 5.1.

Example:

Command for creating a backup copy of the application:

kata-backup-restore backup -b <path> -c -d <number of stored files> -e -q -a -s -n -l <filepath>

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