ref_white-listing-and-skipping-steps-when-performing-backups.adoc

White-listing and Skipping Steps When Performing Backups

A backup using the {foreman-maintain} backup command proceeds in a sequence of steps. To skip part of the backup add the --whitelist option to the command and add the step label that you want to omit.

Procedure

• To display a list of available step labels, enter the following command:

  # {foreman-maintain} advanced procedure run -h

• To skip a step of the backup, enter the {foreman-maintain} backup command with the --whitelist option. For example:

  # {foreman-maintain} backup online \
  --whitelist backup-metadata \
  /var/backup_directory