Portal, Express Beta Version 6.1 Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux,Windows

Restoring files, databases, and the LDAP server on Windows or Linux

When necessary, restore the IBM^® WebSphere^® Portal Express file system, databases, and LDAP server that you have backed up.

• Whenever you restore IBM WebSphere Portal Express databases, restore the databases for all of the nonshared database domains to ensure consistency: Release, LikeMinds, and Feedback are the nonshared database domains.
• Restoring the databases of the shareable database domains is optional and might not be desirable when you do not want to lose recent user and community information: Customization, Community, Java™ Content Repository (JCR), and Virtual Member Manager (VMM) are the shareable database domains.
• Whenever you restore the WebSphere Portal Express databases, also restore the configuration and data files that were archived when the backup image was taken.
• Be sure that your restoration rolls forward to the point when you performed the file system backup for the WebSphere Portal Express deployment. If you fail to do this, the configuration and data files might not be synchronized with the information in the databases.
• Remember that the file system backup for WebSphere Portal Express includes directories containing the configuration files.
• Consider whether you implemented separate databases for each database domain or multiple database domains using the same database. For example, if all database domains were implemented using a single WebSphere Portal Express database, then restoring this database restores the contents of all domains.
• If you are using IBM DB2 Universal Database™ Enterprise Server Edition, you should understand the basics of DB2 data backup.
• If you are using a different database management system (DBMS), refer to the DBMS documentation for backup instructions.

1. Stop all servers.

   1. If applicable, stop all external HTTP servers.
   2. Stop all of the WebSphere Portal Express servers.
2. Move the backed up files to their original location. Refer to the documentation of the backup utility that you used for instructions on restoring files.
3. Restore the WebSphere Portal Express databases using one of the following methods:

   • DB2 RESTORE DATABASE Command
   • DB2 Restore wizard
4. Optional: If necessary, restore your LDAP server.

   • For IBM Tivoli^® Directory Server, refer to Tivoli Directory Server Information Center.
   • For IBM Lotus^® Domino^®, refer to the Directory Services topics in the Lotus Domino Administrator Help.
   • For other LDAP servers, refer to the product documentation for instructions.

• Using the DB2 RESTORE DATABASE command
  Use the RESTORE DATABASE command of IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition as an alternative to the DB2 Restore wizard to restore the databases that you backed up.
• Using the DB2 Restore wizard
  Use the Restore wizard of IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition as an alternative to the DB2 RESTORE DATABASE command to restore the databases that you backed up.