Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Option Description
serverID-firstsuffixvalue-YYYY_MM_DD_hhmmxx.ldif
with the -s option.
Table 4.4. db2ldif Options
3. Backing up and Restoring Data
Databases can be backed up and restored using the Directory Server Console or a
command-line script.
• Section 3.1, “Backing up All Databases”
• Section 3.2, “Backing up the dse.ldif Configuration File”
• Section 3.3, “Restoring All Databases”
• Section 3.4, “Restoring a Single Database”
• Section 3.5, “Restoring Databases That Include Replicated Entries”
• Section 3.6, “Restoring the dse.ldif Configuration File”
CAUTION
Do not stop the server during a backup or restore operation.
3.1. Backing up All Databases
The following procedures describe backing up all of the databases in the directory using the
Directory Server Console and from the command-line.
NOTE
These backup methods cannot be used to back up the data contained by
databases on a remote server that are chained using database links.
3.1.1. Backing up All Databases from the Server Console
When backing up databases from the Directory Server Console, the server copies all of the
Chapter 4. Populating Directory Databases
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