Backing Up and Restoring the ZENworks Server and Certificate Authority
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Backing Up and Restoring the
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The following sections provide more information about backing up and restoring a ZENworks
Server and Certificate Authority:
Section 10.1, “Backing Up a ZENworks Server,” on page 119
Section 10.2, “Restoring a ZENworks Server,” on page 120
Section 10.3, “Backing Up the Certificate Authority,” on page 121
Section 10.4, “Restoring the Certificate Authority,” on page 121
10.1 Backing Up a ZENworks Server
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10 Configuration Management allows you to back up and restore the
configuration files for a ZENworks Primary Server. This enables you to maintain a ZENworks
Server’s identity and configuration if a server fails or if you need to upgrade to new server hardware.
A ZENworks Server only needs to be backed up once. The backup saves only the configuration
files. The following items must be backed up separately:
The content repository (bundle, policy, and image files). You should do a separate backup for
the content repository if you only have one Primary Server in the Management Zone. If you
have two or more Primary Servers and you’ve replicated all content to both servers, they serve
as backup copies to each other.
The ZENworks database (if it resides on the ZENworks Server). Backing up the ZENworks
Server and backing up the ZENworks database are two separate processes. If your ZENworks
database resides on the same server as one of your ZENworks Servers, first back up the
database and then back up the ZENworks Server. Because the ZENworks database changes
frequently, you should back up the database on a regular schedule. For information about
backing up the database, see
Part IX, “Database Management,” on page 291
.
When you back up a ZENworks Server using a zman command, all files in the
Novell\ZENworks\conf
directory on a Windows server or the
etc/opt/novell/zenworks/
directory on a Linux server are stored in an encrypted backup file in a location that you specify.
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(Conditional) If the server you are backing up hosts the ZENworks database, manually back up
the database file to a safe location.
For information about backing up the database, see
Part IX, “Database Management,” on
page 291
.
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At a command prompt on the ZENworks Server, enter the following command:
zman zenserver-backup
path_to_backup_file_to_create
For example:
zman zenserver-backup c:\zcm_backups\zone_backup.bak
