Chapter 4. Populating Directory Databases

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

serverID-firstsuffixvalue-YYYY_MM_DD_hhmmxx.ldif

 

with the -soption.

 

 

 

Table 4.4. db2ldif Options

3. Backing up and Restoring Data

Databases can be backed up and restored using the Directory Server Console or a command-line script.

Section 3.1, “Backing up All Databases”

Section 3.2, “Backing up the dse.ldif Configuration File”

Section 3.3, “Restoring All Databases”

Section 3.4, “Restoring a Single Database”

Section 3.5, “Restoring Databases That Include Replicated Entries”

Section 3.6, “Restoring the dse.ldif Configuration File”

CAUTION

Do not stop the server during a backup or restore operation.

3.1. Backing up All Databases

The following procedures describe backing up all of the databases in the directory using the Directory Server Console and from the command-line.

NOTE

These backup methods cannot be used to back up the data contained by databases on a remote server that are chained using database links.

3.1.1. Backing up All Databases from the Server Console

When backing up databases from the Directory Server Console, the server copies all of the

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