Managing BAR files
You can use the BAR file management functions to maintain the set of BAR files that are stored in the content server that is associated with your App Connect Dashboard instance.
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The backup and restore function enables you to collectively export all BAR files to an archive file and subsequently use that archive to restore all the BAR files to your App Connect Dashboard instance. The backup and restore function is useful when deploying a new dashboard, and provides a full recovery mechanism.
As an alternative to creating an integration server from the Servers page, you can import a BAR file for storage, and then deploy it whenever you choose. You can also view the URL of the location where a BAR file is stored in the content server, update an existing BAR file, or delete a file if it's no longer needed.
If you are importing or updating a BAR file that was exported from an App Connect Designer authoring environment, you must ensure that the BAR file fulfilled the conditions for export within the authoring environment. For more information, see Exporting and importing flows from an App Connect Designer instance in your cluster and Exporting a flow to a BAR file from an App Connect Designer authoring environment.