Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 Command Reference Manual page 128

Chapter 2. Core Server Configuration Reference
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Values
Default Value
Syntax
Example
nsDatabaseTypes
This attribute gives the kind of database being archived. Setting the database types signals what kind
of backup plug-in the Directory Server should use to archive the database.
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Values
Default Value
Syntax
Example
2.3.15.5. cn=restore
A database can be restored through the command line by creating a special task entry which defines
the parameters of the task and initiates the task. As soon as the task is complete, the task entry is
removed from the directory.
The cn=restore entry is a container entry for task operations to restore a database. The
cn=restore entry itself has no attributes, but each of the task entries within this entry, such as
cn=task_ID, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config, uses the following attributes to define the restore
task.
A restore task entry under cn=restore must contain the location of the directory from which to
retrieve the archive copy (in the
nsDatabaseTypes
attribute). Additionally, it must contain a unique cn to identify the task. For example:
dn: cn=example restore, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config
objectclass: extensibleObject
cn: example restore
nsArchiveDir: /export/backups/
nsDatabaseType: ldbm database
As the restore operation runs, the task entry will contain all of the server-generated task attributes
Section 2.3.15.1, "Task Invocation Attributes for Entries under
listed in
nsArchiveDir
This attribute gives the location of the directory to which to write the backup.
Parameter
Entry DN
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Description
cn=task_name, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config
Any local directory location
Case-exact string
nsArchiveDir: /export/backups
Description
cn=task_name, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config
ldbm database
ldbm database
Case-exact string
nsDatabaseType: ldbm database
nsArchiveDir
attribute) and the type of database being restored (in the
Description
cn=task_name, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config
cn=tasks".