Backing Up the Configuration Datastore

This procedure describes how to back up the data contained the configuration datastore.

To Backup the Configuration Datastore

Before You Begin

Make sure that the configuration datastore is running, but there are no write procedures being sent to the configuration datastore.

1. Export the service configuration data to an XML file using the ssoadm command line utility option export-svc-cfg. For example:

   $ cd sso_tools_dir

   $ ./ssoadm export-svc-cfg –u username –f password file location –e key to encyrpt password –o XML-backup-file

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   Note –

   If multiple servers are configured to share the same configuration store, the step is only required to be executed once on one of the servers.

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2. Move XML-backup-file (from the previous step) to a secure location.

   It is recommended to also create an MD5 hash of this file and to store it in a secure location. Use the hash file for future verification.