Backing up and restoring profiles
To prevent loss of data, you can backup and restore WebSphere Portal profiles running scripts from a QShell session or scheduling scripts as part of a comprehensive backup and restore strategy. The scripts are found in the default directory /QIBM/ProdData/PortalExpress/V61/Tools.
Each WebSphere Portal configuration is known as a profile. A backup involves saving a profile and all associated data, which includes the following information:
Prerequisites
- Prepare prerequisite and corequisite software on i5/OS
- Prepare your System i5
- Prepare the primary node on i5/OS
- Prepare additional nodes on i5/OS
- Tune your servers
- The Integrated File System (IFS) directory of the profile
- The external HTTP server associated with the profile
- All database libraries associated with the profile
- WebSphere registry data associated with the profile
You can also perform online backup and restores the using Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS); see Systems management > Backup and recovery > Backup, Recovery and Media Services in the appropriate IBM eServer™ i5 Information Center.
If you run the scripts from a location other than the default location, specify the parameter -wasLocation IBM WAS/version/61
To backup and restore your profile:
- Backing up a profile on i5/OS
After installing WebSphere Portal on IBM i5/OS, you can create a backup copy of your profile, which can then be used to restore your profile should something happen to your system.
- Backing up remote database schemas
After backing up your profile, backup any remote database schemas. This topic provides instructions on backing up remote database schemas on IBM i5/OS using the saveRemoteDb script.
- Backing up the HTTP server
This topic provides instructions on backing up instance data for HTTP servers associated with a profile on IBM i5/OS using the saveHttpInstance script.
- Backing up the Deployment Manager profile on i5/OS
This topic provides instructions on backing up the Deployment Manager profile in a clustered environment on IBM i5/OS using the saveNdDm script.
- Restoring a profile
If created a backup of your profile and something happens to your system, you can restore the profile on IBM i5/OS.
- Restoring remote database schemas
After restoring the IBM i5/OS profile, restore the remote database schema.
- Restoring the HTTP instance
This topic provides instructions on restoring HTTP instance data associated with a specific profile on IBM i5/OS using the restoreHttpInstance script.
- Restoring the Deployment Manager profile
This topic provides instructions on restoring the Deployment Manager profile in a clustered environment on IBM i5/OS using the restoreNdDm script. The instructions describe running the script manually from a QShell session.
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