WAS v8.5 > Administer applications and their environment > Welcome to administering Service integration > Administer message stores > Administer file storesBack up and restore a messaging engine file store
A file store is a type of message store that directly uses files in a file system through the operating system. Therefore, administration of the file store depends on the type of operating system.
Subtopics
- Backing up a file store
We can back up the files in a file store using the facilities of your operating system, or using a backup tool.- Restoring a file store
We can restore the files in a file store using the facilities of your operating system, or we can restore the backup copies of your files using a backup tool.
Subtopics
- Backing up a file store
We can back up the files in a file store using the facilities of your operating system, or using a backup tool.- Restoring a file store
We can restore the files in a file store using the facilities of your operating system, or we can restore the backup copies of your files using a backup tool.