Document the steps for backup and restore of appliances

_data/site_menu.yml

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       path: "/docs/reference/latest/installing_on_scvmm/index.html"
       desc: "How to install and configure the ManageIQ Management Engine appliance on Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)"
 
-upgrading:
-  title: Upgrading
+appliances:
+  title: Appliances
   children:
-    - title: Appliances
-      path: "/docs/reference/latest/upgrading_appliances/index.html"
+    - title: Backup and Restore
+      path: "/docs/reference/latest/appliances/backup_and_restore.html"
+      desc: "How to backup and restore appliances"
+    - title: Upgrading
+      path: "/docs/reference/latest/appliances/upgrading.html"
+      prior: "/docs/reference/oparin/upgrading_appliances/index.html"
       desc: "How to upgrade appliances"
 
 configuration:

appliances/backup_and_restore.md

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+---
+---
+
+# Backup
+Creating a backup of the appliance will be done using SSH or the console.
+
+1. Launch `appliance_console`
+  a. Select `Stop EVM Server Processes` to stop the server processes
+  b. Select `Create Database Backup` and choose a backup location (/tmp/evm_db.backup is the default)
+  c. Select `Quit` to return to the shell
+2. For convenience, create a TGZ containing all files required to restore the database
+   ```bash
+     tar -czvf /root/backup.tgz /tmp/evm_db.backup /var/www/miq/vmdb/GUID /var/www/miq/vmdb/certs/v2_key
+   ```
+
+3. Save and/or rename `/root/backup.tgz`
+
+# Restore
+Restoring a backup of the appliance will be done using SSH or the console.
+
+1. Download a backup TGZ and place it in `/`
+2. On the command line:
+   ```bash
+     cd /
+     tar -zxf /backup
+     rm -f /backup # if desired to save space
+   ```
+
+3. Launch `appliance_console`
+  a. If this is a brand new appliance and the database has not yet been initialized, select `Configure Application`. If this is an existing database appliance, this step can be skipped.
+    1. When prompted to configure the database, select `Create Internal Database`
+    2. When prompted to configure messaging, select `Make No messaging changes`
+    3. Choose a database disk
+    4. Answer y or n to "Should this appliance run as a standalone database server?"
+    5. Enter a region number (0), this is not important and will be overwritten on restore
+    6. Set a database password
+    7. Wait for database initialization to complete.
+  b. Select `Stop EVM Server Processes`
+  c. Select `Restore Database From Backup`
+    1. Decide whether you want to delete the backup file in /tmp after restore. (Yes)
+  d. Select `Start EVM Server Processes`
+4. After a few minutes, you can log into the web UI and see all of the data contained in the backup.