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Backing Up Data
Change to the CMS server instance directory in the server root. For example, if
2.
your server root is
you want to back up is
# cd /usr/netscape/server4/cert-cmsinstance
Execute the backup script: either
3.
Windows NT systems. For example,
# ./cmsbackup
The script will run. Control returns to the command prompt when the script has
finished.
After You Finish a Backup
Immediately after running the backup tool, you should check the log file to make
sure that all systems were archived successfully. The log file is
<server_root>/cert-<instance>/logs/cmsbackup.log
If the any part of the backup was not successful, there will be a message labeled
WARNING
of directories or files that are missing or inaccessible to the user running
cmsbackup
zip archive in the output directory, and run
Once you have a successful zip archive, you should secure it. The output directory
is probably accessible to any user on the system, and it may be on the same
physical disk as the server instance itself. You want to make sure the archive is not
accessible to unauthorized users and that you can use the archive if there is a
system hardware failure. Remember, the archive contains a database of private
keys. Although it is not easy to extract a key from the database without the correct
passwords, you do not want anyone to have the opportunity to try.
Move the zip archive to another machine or removable medium. If possible,
encrypt the archive (do not use the private keys stored in your CMS server's
database, since they may not be available when you need to restore the data). If you
copy the archive to removable media such as tape or CD, make sure the copy is
kept in a limited-access, locked area.
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/usr/netscape/server4
cmsinstance
or
that tells you why. Most of the time, the problems are the result
ERROR
. If necessary, change the permissions on the required files, delete the
and the instance ID of the server
:
on UNIX or
cmsbackup
again.
cmsbackup
on
cmsbackup.bat
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