Scheduling Validator Identy Backups though Catalyst

Catalyst can be configured to run the Identity Backup for Validators on a schedule.

Internally they are managed by Kubernetes Cronjobs and are stored as secrets.

These then can be used to recover a Validator through Catalyst using the following flow.

The proccess is decribed in the following Canton Netwrok documentation

docs.dev.sync.global/validator_operator/validator_backups.html#backup-of-node-identities

Configuring a schedule

In the main Validator details page in the Management → Identity Dumps section click on the schedule button.

Configure a schedule
Figure 1. Configure a schedule

On the side panel that appears fill the following fields:

  • Cron - Cron expression according to the standard Unix cron syntax

  • Max dump number - the maximum amount of backups to maintain

And select Confirm.

Schedule id dumps
Figure 2. Schedule id dumps

Now on the Identity Backup section the time of the next run of backup is listed along with option to delete or replace the schedule.

identity dump
Figure 3. identity dump

Listing and Deleting Identity backups

On the identity backups section select show list, and you will be shown a list of id backups

listing backups
Figure 4. Listing backups