BACKUP POLICY

SLASCONE is a highly available API with proven 99.95% availability. Nevertheless, SLASCONE provides an additional, parallel storage of the created license files that can be used/downloaded:

• if the API is temporarily not available, and you need a "disaster recovery" plan

• if you move from SLASCONE to another licensing mechanism

Every time a license is created or updated, a license XML file is written to an Azure Storage Container. This storage container is completely decoupled from the SLASCONE API.

Prerequisites

• Feature "Cloud Backup" (in the Administration area, Subscription tab, you can see whether the feature is activated)

• Product settings:

  • The option to create license files must be activated (Property "Creation of license files (for offline scenarios)" )

  • A unique license file name must be used (Property "License file name")

By default, the storage account that is already used for the app service of the API is used.  In the storage account a container named 'backup-licenses-{isvId}' is created. The backup licenses are organized in folders for each customer. The folders are named with the customer number or, if not available, the customer name.

Get access token

Use the "Link to XML backup" to get the access token:

With the access token (SAS) the container can be attached in the Azure Storage Explorer.

Use the access token in the Azure Storage Explorer to access the license files:

Download the Azure Storage Explorer (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/storage-explorer) and start the application.

Open the connect dialog and select "Blob container or directory":

Select the option "Shared access signature URL (SAS):

Enter your access token in the field "Blob container or directory SAS URL":

Once you have successfully connected, you can see all license files that have been saved: