Backing up and restoring profiles

To prevent loss of data, you can backup and restore IBM^® WebSphere^® Portal Express 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 /QIBM/ProdData/PortalExpress/V61/Tools/sh_utils directory.

Prerequisites: Preparing prerequisite and corequisite software on i5/OS; Preparing for WebSphere Portal Express Server on i5/OS; Preparing the primary node on i5/OS

Each WebSphere Portal Express configuration is known as a profile. A backup involves saving a profile and all associated data, which includes the following information:

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.

Perform the following tasks to backup and restore your profile:

Restoring a profile
If you 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 rstHttpInstance.sh 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 rstNdDm.sh script. The instructions describe running the script manually from a QShell session.

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