To enable recovery from a failure:
Regularly back up these items:
Related components as described in Common Backup Tasks.
The directory containing attachments (EPM_ORACLE_INSTANCE/HPS/hpsfiles/attachments by default)
The directory containing notes (EPM_ORACLE_INSTANCE/HPS/hpsfiles/notes by default)
HPSConfig.properties and AlerterConfig.properties in EPM_ORACLE_INSTANCE/HPS/hpsfiles/config
If you generated an Essbase database of application data, back up the database as described in Essbase Components.
If you installed the ETL Import Export Utility, back up these directories:
EPM_ORACLE_INSTANCE/HPS/hpsfiles/tools/config
EPM_ORACLE_INSTANCE/HPS/hpsfiles/tools/bin