Backing up the database of a directory server instance with Configuration Tool

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Use Configuration Tool to back up a directory server instance with its database to recover from any failure.

Before you begin

To back up a directory server instance with its database, the instance must meet the following requirements:

Procedure

  1. Start Configuration Tool for an instance.
    See Starting Configuration Tool.
  2. From the task list in the left navigational pane, click Backup/Restore > Backup database.
  3. In the Backup database page, complete the following steps:
    1. In the Backup directory field, enter the directory path in which you want to back up all directory data and configuration files. You can also click Browse to specify the directory path.
    2. For online backup, choose one of the following options:
      • To configure the directory server and its database for online backup if it not already configured for online backup, select Update database configuration to support online backup.
      • To run online backup for the directory server instance if online backup is configured on the server, select Perform online backup.
    3. To back up the change log database for the instance if the change log is configured, select Include change log data in backup.
    4. To exclude the database files from backup, select Do not backup database files.
      If you selectDo not backup database files, the database and change log database files for the directory server instance are not backed up. The tool backs up the directory server instance files, such as key stash files, schema, and configuration files.
    5. To decide whether to continue with backup if the backup directory exists or otherwise, choose one of the following options:
      • To create the backup directory if it does not exist, click Create backup directory as needed.
      • If the backup directory does not exist, and you do not want to create the directory, click Halt if backup directory is not found. If a backup directory does not exist and you select this option, the database is not backed up.
      Warning: Do not exit Configuration Tool when the backup operation is running.
    6. To start the backup operation, click Backup.
    7. If the backup operation requires to stop the directory server, click Yes.
    8. To confirm task completion, click OK.
    9. Verify the logs that are generated for the backup operation.
    10. To clear the logs, click Clear results.
    11. To close the Backup database page, click Close.
  4. To close the Configuration Tool window, click File > Exit.
  5. To confirm your action, click Yes.