4.8 Viewing a List of Configuration Backups

When you redeploy a modified configuration to its instances, a backup of the previous configuration is stored in a zip file in the configuration store on the administration server.

You can view a list of the backups of a configuration by using either the administration console or the CLI.

Note:

The CLI examples in this section are shown in shell mode (tadm>). For information about invoking the CLI shell, see Section 2.3.1, "Accessing the Command-Line Interface."

Viewing a List of Configuration Backups Using the CLI

To view a list of the backups of a configuration by using the CLI, run the following command:

tadm> list-backups --config=config_name --verbose --all

The following is an example of the output of the list-backups command.

backup-id       backup-date
---------------------------
20110712_025354 "Jul 12, 2011 2:53:54 AM"
20110712_024410 "Jul 12, 2011 2:44:10 AM"
20110712_004743 "Jul 12, 2011 12:47:43 AM"
20110711_231826 "Jul 11, 2011 11:18:26 PM

As shown in the example output, each backup configuration has a unique ID, which is assigned automatically when it is created. The ID indicates the date and time when the backup was created.

Viewing a List of Configuration Backups Using the Administration Console

To view a list of the backups of a configuration by using the administration console, do the following:

1. Log in to the administration console, as described in Section 2.3.2, "Accessing the Administration Console."

2. Click the Configurations button that is situated at the upper left corner of the page.

   A list of the available configurations is displayed.

3. Select the configuration for which you want to view a list of backups.

4. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration Settings, and select Backups.

   The Configuration Backups page is displayed. It lists the dates when backups of the configuration were created.