Database

Web Space Server's database is the central repository for all of the Portal's information and is the most important component which needs to be backed up. You can do this by either backing up the database live (if your database allows this) or by exporting the database and then backing up the exported file. For example, MySQL ships with a mysqldump utility which allows you to export the entire database and data into a large SQL file. This file can then be backed up. In case of a database failure, it can be used to recreate the state of the database at the time the dump was created.

You can use the Oracle dump feature for backup and restore of Oracle database. See, http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Import_Export_FAQ.

If you are using Web Space Server's Document Library extensively, it is likely that you have configured Jackrabbit to store documents in a database rather than the file system. In this case, the Jackrabbit database should be backed up also.