Executed when: Backing up the state.

Saves the state of Cryptographic Security Platform and the installed Entrust solutions.

clusterctl backup create --file <file> [--password <pwd>]

See below for a description of each parameter.

For example:

$ sudo clusterctl backup create --path /home/sysadmin/edm20230307.bkp
Password:
Re-enter password:
Backing up config done ╢▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌▌╟ 100 %

If an option value contains spaces or special characters, you must surround the entire value with quotation marks.

-f, --file <file>

Export the backup in <file>, where <file> is the full path of a file with the .bkp extension.

Mandatory: Yes.

-p,  --password <pwd>

Protect the backup file with the <pwd> password.

Mandatory: No. When omitting this option, the command prompts for the password and password confirmation.