Directory Server Backup and Restore

The data managed by your Directory Server is often imported in bulk. Directory Server Enterprise Edition provides tools for importing and exporting entire suffixes. It also provides tools for making backups of all suffixes at once and for restoring all data from a backup.

Before starting any backup or restore operation, ensure that you design a backup and restore strategy to suit your situation. For more information about the different backup options, considerations to take into account, and guidelines for planning a backup and restore strategy, see Designing Backup and Restore Policies in Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition Deployment Planning Guide.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Binary Backup

• Backing Up to LDIF

• Binary Restore

• Restoring Replicated Suffixes

• Disaster Recovery