Network Deployment (Distributed operating systems), v8.0 > Reference > Command-line utilities
backupConfig command
The backupConfig command is a simple utility to back up the configuration of your node to a file.
By default, all servers on the node stop before the backup is made so that partially synchronized information is not saved.
If you do not have root authority, specify a path for the backup file in a location where we have write permission. The backup file will be in zip format and a .zip extension is recommended.
backupConfig.sh does not preserve file permissions. If restored files are requried to have the original permissions and ownership, use...
tar cvf backup.tar /path/to/WebSphere
...to backup, and
tar xvf backup.tar
...to restore.
This command uses the user ID and password information in...
$PROFILE_ROOT/properties/ipc.client.props
To avoid user ID and password prompts, add the user ID and password information to ipc.client.props file.
Usage
Create a backup file that includes the current date:
cd $PROFILE_ROOT/bin
backupConfig.sh WebSphereConfig_2005-04-22.zip
Create a backup file called myBackup.zip. Do not stop any servers before beginning the backup process:
backupConfig.sh myBackup.zip -nostop
If you do not specify a backup file name, a unique name is generated.
Parameters
-nostop Tell the backupConfig command not to stop the servers before backing up the configuration -quiet Suppress the progress information that the backupConfig command prints in normal mode -logfile file_name Location of the log file to which trace information is written. By default, the log file is named backupConfig.log and is created in the logs directory. -profileName profile_name Define the profile of the application server process in a multi-profile installation. The -profileName option is not required for running in a single-profile environment. The default for this option is the default profile. -replacelog Replace the log file instead of appending to the current log -trace Generate trace information into the log file for debugging purposes -username user_name User name for authentication if security is enabled in the server; acts the same as the -user option -user user_name User name for authentication if security is enabled in the server; acts the same as the -username option -password password Password for authentication if security is enabled in the server -help Print a usage statement -? Print a usage statement
See also
Use command-line tools
Back up and restore administrative configuration files
restoreConfig command