Backing Up and Restoring a Data Store

The backup function enables you to create a backup of the information held in your directory database in text format. The restore option enables you to restore your database from a set of backup files.

To Back Up a Data Store

1. To back up a data store, double-click on the data store in the Data Store list to display it.

   The Modify Data Store window is displayed.

2. Click the Data Store pull-down menu, and select Backup.

   A selector window is displayed.

3. Use the selector window to select or create a directory for your backup.

4. Click Save.

To Restore a Data Store

1. To restore a data store, double-click on the data store in the Data Store list to display it.

   The Modify Data Store window is displayed.

2. Click the Data Store pull-down menu, and select Restore.

   A selector window is displayed.

3. Select the directory containing the backed up data store that you want to restore.

   The default selection is the previous backup directory.

4. Click Load.

   The directory service is restarted with the restored data store.