Backing up the databases

Periodically run an automated backup procedure on the IBM® Intelligent Operations Center databases, including the directory server or user registry. For complete protection, ensure that you back up all the databases.

About this task

For more information about the tools and processes that are available to back up the databases, see the link at the end of the topic to the DB2® product documentation.

When you back up Tivoli® Directory Server, you can either back up database information only, or you can back up complete Tivoli Directory Server instance information. For more information about methods for backing up and restoring Tivoli Directory Server instance information, see the administration guide in the Tivoli Directory Server product documentation.

Note: Do the database backups at the same time as the file system backup.

Procedure

Schedule your chosen backup tool to periodically back up the specified databases for each component in IBM Intelligent Operations Center, as indicated in the following table:

Table 1. Databases to back up in each component
Component	Database instance	Database
WebSphere® Portal Server	db2inst1	CUSTDB
	db2inst1	FDBKDB
	db2inst1	LKMDDB
	db2inst1	JCRDB
	db2inst1	RELDB
	db2inst1	COMMDB
IBM Business Monitor	db2inst1	MONITOR
IBM Business Monitor	db2inst1	WBMDB
IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence	db2inst1	CXLOGDB
IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence	db2inst1	CXCONTDB
Usage analysis tool	db2inst1	USAGEAN
Tivoli Identity Manager	db2inst1	ITIMDB
IBM Worklight®	db2inst1	WLREPORT
	db2inst1	APPCNTR
	db2inst1	WRKLGHT
IBM Intelligent Operations Center application	db2inst2	IOCDB, IOCMEXMDB
System verification check tool	db2inst2	CATSCHDB
LDAP	dsrdbm01	LDAPDB