Back up WebSphere Portal

The following is an example of how to backup up WebSphere Portal file systems, Installation Manager, and DB configuraiton. This not the only method, merely one that has worked for me.

Before starting, verify there is enough space...

Execute backup script...

### backup.sh
### 
 
### Backup file system
cd /opt/IBM
 
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/wp_profile/bin
./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -username wpsadmin -password foo
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/AppServer/bin
./stopNode.sh -username wpsadmin -password foo
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin
./stopManager.sh -username wpsadmin -password foo
 
cd /opt/IBM
 
tar cvf WebSphere.tar WebSphere
gzip WebSphere.tar
 
tar cvf WebSphere1.tar WebSphere1
gzip WebSphere1.tar
 
 
### Backup Installation Manager Configuration
###
### Only need to execute before applying fixes
###
 
#tar cvf InstallationManager.tar /var/ibm/InstallationManager
#gzip InstallationManager.tar
#tar cvf IMShared.tar IMShared
#gzip IMShared.tar
 
 
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin
./startManager.sh
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/AppServer/bin
./startNode.sh
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/wp_profile/bin
./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal
 
 
### Backup Portal DB configuration
###
### Only need to execute before portal DB changes
###
 
cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/wp_profile/PortalServer/bin
 
### Backup base portal
./xmlaccess.sh -user wpsadmin \
               -password foo \
               -url http://hostname.myco.com:10039/wps/config \
               -in /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/PortalServer/doc/xml-samples/Export.xml  \
               -out /home/wpsadmin/ExportBase.xml
 
### Backup virtual portal
./xmlaccess.sh -user wpsadmin \
               -password foo \
               -url http://hostname.myco.com:10039/wps/config/my-vp  \
               -in /opt/IBM/WebSphere1/PortalServer/doc/xml-samples/Export.xml  \
               -out /home/wpsadmin/ExportVP.xml