influxd backup
- Usage
- Flags

influxd backup

The influxd backup command crates a backup copy of specified InfluxDB OSS database(s) and saves the files in an Enterprise-compatible format to PATH (directory where backups are saved).

Usage

influxd backup [flags] PATH

Flags

Flag	Description
`-portable`	Generate backup files in a portable format that can be restored to InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Enterprise. Use unless the legacy backup is required.
`-host`	InfluxDB OSS host to back up from. Optional. Defaults to 127.0.0.1:8088.
`-db`	InfluxDB OSS database name to back up. Optional. If not specified, all databases are backed up when using ‘-portable’.
`-rp`	Retention policy to use for the backup. Optional. If not specified, all retention policies are used by default.
`-shard`	The identifier of the shard to back up. Optional. If specified, ‘-rp ’ is required.
`-start`	Include all points starting with specified timestamp (RFC3339 format). Not compatible with ‘-since ‘.
`-end`	Exclude all points after timestamp (RFC3339 format). Not compatible with ‘-since ‘.
`-since`	Create an incremental backup of all points after the timestamp (RFC3339 format). Optional. Recommend using ‘-start ’ instead.
`-skip-errors`	Continue backing up the remaining shards when the current shard fails to backup.