IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On, Version 8.2.1

Backup and recovery

Backups are necessary to ensure high availability and disaster recovery. Developing plans for backup and recovery, can be part of your overall disaster recovery plan.

The backup and recovery plan that you develop for IBM® Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On must include the following considerations and requirements:

What to back up
Frequency of backups
Types of backups
Where to store backups
Amount of time that is required for a recovery window

If you are performing an upgrade, back up your existing server configuration and data to avoid data loss.

What to back up:

IMS Server configuration data
Use the Export and Import configuration tool to back up and restore the IMS Server configuration data. This backup tool is applicable only for IMS Server version 8.2 or later. For earlier versions, use the manageprofiles command.
WebSphere® Application Server profiles
Use the WebSphere Application Server manageprofiles command to back up the profile.
IMS Server databases
Database servers from different vendors include their own backup and recovery procedures. IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On leverages on existing backup and recovery features of the database products it works with – IBM DB2®, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle.

Note: Always consider testing recovery procedures and quality of data in backups on a periodic basis. Testing the quality of backups ensures that the latest backups are always relevant, consistent, and recoverable in the event of an actual disaster.

See "Backing up and Restoring" in the IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Installation Guide for the backup and recovery procedures.

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