ISE Backup Types

[ktorkels]

In Cisco ISE there are two kinds of backups, Configuration and Operational.  Why are there two kinds and what is the difference between the two?

[paul · Accepted solution]

Configuration backups are what you need to restore your ISE configuration.  Operational backups are the log/session data.  I typically only do the configuration backups.  All I care about is recovering the configuration.  Is the customer has hard requirements for log retention then maybe operational backups are warranted, but typically in those cases the customer has a SIEM that ISE logs to and they can build their log retention policy on the SIEM.

[Arne Bier]

Let's not forget that the config data backups also contain all the system logs on the PAN.

Yes folks.  Because I need GB's of Java error logs to restore my configuration

[Jason Kunst]

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@Arne Bier wrote:

Let's not forget that the config data backups also contain all the system logs on the PAN.

Yes folks.  Because I need GB's of Java error logs to restore my configuration

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[KelvinT]

Hi,

As far as the operational backup data...does that includes profiled endpoints or anything like this?  

Also when backed up doesn't it first store local before sending to repository?  Is that in /opt folder?

Thanks

[Farooq Malik]

config data backup contains profiled endpoints information.

backup is first stored locally in /opt/...

[Villager]

clear explanation. Thanks