Backing Up and Restoring Directory Proxy Server Instances

When you use dpadm to back up Directory Proxy Server, the configuration files and server certificates are backed up. If you have implemented Directory Proxy Server virtual ACIs, the ACIs are also backed up.

Directory Proxy Server automatically backs up the conf.ldif file whenever the server starts successfully.

To Back Up a Directory Proxy Server Instance

You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.

1. Stop the instance of Directory Proxy Server.

   $ dpadm stop instance-path

2. Back up the instance of Directory Proxy Server.

   $ dpadm backup instance-path archive-dir

   The archive-dir directory is created by the backup command and must not exist before you run the command. This directory contains a backup of each of the configuration files and the certificates.

To Restore a Directory Proxy Server Instance

You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.

You must create a Directory Proxy Server instance before starting the restore operation.

1. Stop the instance of Directory Proxy Server.

   $ dpadm stop instance-path

2. Restore the instance of Directory Proxy Server.

   $ dpadm restore instance-path archive-dir

   • If the instance path exists, the restore operation is performed silently. The configuration files and the certificates in the archive-dir directory replace those in the instance-path directory.

   • If the instance path does not exist, the restore operation fails.