Perform directory server restore

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You can use the Web Administration Tool to perform directory server restore.

If you have not done so already, click Server administration in the Web administration navigation area, and then click Manage backup/restore in the expanded list. Click the Perform directory server restore tab.

The administration server uses the idsdbrestore command to process restore requests. This command restores directory server instance's data and configuration files. To perform restore operation, the directory server instance must be stopped.

The restore operation can only be performed by the following users:
  • Primary directory administrator
  • Local administration group member having all of the following roles: DirDataAdmin, ServerStartStopAdmin, ServerConfigGroupMember, and SchemaAdmin
The Perform directory server restore tab will not be displayed to any other user.
The Perform directory server restore tab displays the following information:
Restore status
Specifies the status of the restore operation.
Restore location
Specifies the configured path from where the backup should be restored. The backuplocation attribute is associated with this field.
Restore from backup
Specifies the date and time in yyyy-MM-dd-hh:mm format of the previous backup.
Do the following steps:
  • To restore a directory server instance while server is running, click Stop server and restore now.
  • To restore a directory server instance while server is stopped, click Restore now.
  • To view logs related to the restore operation, click View logs.
Note: The web administration tool will display only one of the above mentioned options depending on the server state.

You can click Refresh to refresh the information on this panel.