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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Commands: Snapshot Agent"
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sidebar_current: "docs-commands-snapshot-agent"
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---
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# Consul Snapshot Agent
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Command: `consul snapshot agent`
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~> The [`agent`](/docs/commands/snapshot/agent.html) subcommand described here is
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available only in [Consul Enterprise](https://www.hashicorp.com/consul.html)
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version 0.7.1 and later. All other [snapshot subcommands](/docs/commands/snapshot.html)
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are available in the open source version of Consul.
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The `snapshot agent` subcommand starts a process that takes snapshots of the
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state of the Consul servers and saves them locally, or pushes them to an
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optional remote storage service. This subcommand is only available in Consul
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Enterprise 0.7.1 and later.
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The agent can be run as a long-running daemon process or in a one-shot mode
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from a batch job, based on the [`-interval`](#interval) argument. Snapshotting
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a remote datacenter is only available in one-shot mode.
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As a long-running daemon, the agent will perform a leader election so multiple
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processes can be run in a highly available fashion with automatic failover. The
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agent will also register itself with Consul as a service, along with health
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checks that show the agent is alive ("Consul Snapshot Agent Alive") and able to
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take snapshots ("Consul Snapshot Agent Saving Snapshots"). The latter check is
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only added on agents who have become a leader, so it's possible for operators to
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tell which instances are alive and on standby and which instance has become
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leader and starting saving snapshots.
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As snapshots are saved, they will be reported in the log produced by the agent:
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```
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2016/11/16 21:21:13 [INFO] Snapshot agent running
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2016/11/16 21:21:13 [INFO] Waiting to obtain leadership...
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2016/11/16 21:21:13 [INFO] Obtained leadership
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2016/11/16 21:21:13 [INFO] Saved snapshot 1479360073448728784
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```
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The number shown with the saved snapshot is its ID, which is based on a UNIX
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timestamp with nanosecond resolution, so collisions are unlikely and IDs are
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monotonically increasing with time. This makes it easy to locate the latest
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snapshot, even if the log data isn't available. The snapshot ID always appears
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in the file name when using local storage, or in the object key when using
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remote storage.
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Snapshots can be restored using the
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[`consul snapshot restore`](/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html) command, or
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the [HTTP API](/docs/agent/http/snapshot.html).
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If ACLs are enabled, a management token must be supplied in order to perform
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snapshot operations.
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul snapshot agent [options]`
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#### API Options
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<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
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#### Config File Options:
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* `-config-dir` - Directory to look for JSON config files. Files will be read in
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alphabetical order and must end with the extension ".json". This won't
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recursively descend directories. This can be specified multiple times on the
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command line.
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* `-config-file` - File to read JSON configuration from. Files must end with the
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extension ".json". This can be specified multiple times on the command line.
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Config files referenced using `-config-dir` and `-config-file` have the following
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format (shown populated with default values):
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```javascript
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{
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"snapshot_agent": {
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"http_addr": "127.0.0.1:8500",
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"token": "",
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"datacenter": "",
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"log": {
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"level": "INFO",
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"enable_syslog": false,
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"syslog_facility": "LOCAL0"
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},
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"snapshot": {
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"interval": "1h",
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"retain": 30,
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"stale": false,
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"service": "consul-snapshot",
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"deregister_after": "72h",
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"lock_key": "consul-snapshot/lock",
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"max_failures": 3
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},
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"local_storage": {
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"path": "."
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},
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"aws_storage": {
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"access_key_id": "",
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"secret_access_key": "",
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"s3_region": "",
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"s3_bucket": "",
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"s3_key_prefix": "consul-snapshot"
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}
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}
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}
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```
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All fields are optional, and config files without a `snapshot_agent` object will
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be ignored. At least one config file needs to have a `snapshot_agent` object, or the
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snapshot agent will fail to start. The Consul agent is set up to ignore any
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`snapshot_agent` object, so it's safe to use common config directories for both agents
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if desired.
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#### Snapshot Options
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* <a name="interval">`-interval`</a> - Interval at which to perform snapshots
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as a time with a unit suffix, which can be "s", "m", "h" for seconds, minutes,
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or hours. If 0 is provided, the agent will take a single snapshot and then exit,
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which is useful for running snapshots via batch jobs. Defaults to "1h"
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* `-lock-key` - A prefix in Consul's key-value store used to coordinate between
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different instances of the snapshot agent order to only have one active instance
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at a time. For highly available operation of the snapshot agent, simply run
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multiple instances. All instances must be configured with the same lock key in
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order to properly coordinate. Defaults to "consul-snapshot/lock".
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* `-max-failures` - Number of snapshot failures after which the snapshot agent
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will give up leadership. In a highly available operation with multiple snapshot
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agents available, this gives another agent a chance to take over if an agent
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is experiencing issues, such as running out of disk space for snapshots.
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Defaults to 3.
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* `-retain` - Number of snapshots to retain. After each snapshot is taken, the
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oldest snapshots will start to be deleted in order to retain at most this many
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snapshots. If this is set to 0, the agent will not perform this and snapshots
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will accumulate forever. Defaults to 30.
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#### Agent Options
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* `-deregister-after` - An interval, after which if the agent is unhealthy it will be
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automatically deregistered from Consul service discovery. This is a time with a
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unit suffix, which can be "s", "m", "h" for seconds, minutes, or hours. If 0 is
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provided, this will be disabled. Defaults to "72h".
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* `-log-level` - Controls verbosity of snapshot agent logs. Valid options are
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"TRACE", "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERR". Defaults to "INFO".
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* `-service` - The service name to used when registering the agent with Consul.
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Registering helps monitor running agents and the leader registers an additional
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health check to monitor that snapshots are taking place. Defaults to
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"consul-snapshot".
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* `-syslog` - This enables forwarding logs to syslog. Defaults to false.
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* `-syslog-facility` - Sets the facility to use for forwarding logs to syslog.
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Defaults to "LOCAL0".
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#### Local Storage Options
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* `-local-path` - Location to store snapshots locally. The default behavior
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of the snapshot agent is to store snapshots locally in this directory. Defaults
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to "." to use the current working directory. If an alternate storage option is
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configured, then local storage will be disabled and this option will be ignored.
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#### Amazon S3 Storage Options
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* `-aws-access-key-id` and `-aws-secret-access-key` - These arguments supply
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authentication information for connecting to AWS. These may also be supplied using
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the following alternative methods:<br>
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- `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` and `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` environment variables
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- A credentials file (`~/.aws/credentials` or the file at the path specified by the
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`AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE` environment variable)
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- ECS task role metadata (container-specific)
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- EC2 instance role metadata
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* `-aws-s3-bucket` - S3 bucket to use. Required for S3 storage, and setting this
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disables local storage.
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* `-aws-s3-key-prefix` - Prefix to use for snapshot files in S3. Defaults to
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"consul-snapshot".
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* `-aws-s3-region` - S3 region to use. Required for S3 storage.
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## Examples
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Running the agent with no arguments will run a long-running daemon process that will
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perform leader election for highly available operation, register itself with Consul
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service discovery with health checks, take snapshots every hour, retain the last 30
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snapshots, and save snapshots into the current working directory:
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```
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$ consul snapshot agent
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```
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To run a one-shot backup, set the backup interval to 0. This will run a single snapshot
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and delete any old snapshots based on the retain settings, but it will not perform any
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leader election or service registration:
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```
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$ consul snapshot agent -interval=0
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```
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Please see the [HTTP API](/docs/agent/http/snapshot.html) documentation for
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more details about snapshot internals.
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