HPOS 3.4.1 Backing up and Restoring HP Output Server, Version 3.4.1

6 Technical Note
Backing up and Restoring HP Output Server, Version 3.4.1
Backing up HP Output Server on a Windows host
Task 2: Restoring the program and configuration files
To restore an existing installation of HP Output Server on a UNIX host, perform the following steps:
1. If you have not already done so, log in as the root user.
2. Set the HP Output Server environment variables by typing one of the following commands:
3. On AIX hosts, run the slibclean command to ensure that library files are not in use.
4. Change to the installation directory for HP Output Server by typing the following command:
cd installDir
5. Restore the previous installation with the backup copy of the files by typing the following command:
zcat fileName.Z | tar -xvf -
where fileName is the name of the backup file.
6. Start the the HP Output Server servers by typing the following command:
start_server -t all
Backing up HP Output Server on a Windows host
This section describes how to back up HP Output Server on a Windows host. For information about backing up HP
Output Server on a UNIX host, see “Backing up HP Output Server on a UNIX host” on page 2.
Backing up HP Output Server includes the following tasks:
1. backing up the HP Output Server program and configuration files in installDir
2. backing up the configured databases
The following sections describe how to perform these tasks.
Task 1: Backing up program and configuration files
This section provides instructions for backing up the program and configuration files located in the installation
directory of an HP Output Server installation on a Windows host.
NOTE: As a more reliable alternative to backing up only the installation directory of your HP
Output Server installation on a Windows host, HP recommends that you back up the entire
Windows system. For more information or assistance, contact Customer Support or
Professional Services.
To back up your HP Output Server program and configuration files on a Windows host, perform the following steps:
1. If you have not already done so, log in as an administrator.
2. Open a Command Prompt.
3. Stop all programs that monitor or depend on the HP Output Server installation for which you are creating a
backup.
Shell Command
C source installDir/etc/setup_env.csh
Bourne or Korn . installDir/etc/setup_env.sh