Chapter 5: Backing Up the Appliance Configuration
Automatically generated configuration backup files
A configuration backup file is generated automatically when you run the
sysconf config restore
or
sysconf
config factoryReset
commands. This allows you to revert to your current configuration if the restore
operation did not achieve the expected results.
Listing your configuration backup files
You can use the
sysconf config list
command to list all of your backup files, complete with the description you
provided for each one, as shown in the following example. The configuration settings file area will always
contain the original factory file, and might additionally contain any number of intentionally created backups, and
possibly one or more automatic backup files:
[Net_HSM]lunash:>sysconf config list
Configuration backup files in file system:
Size
|
File Name
|
Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16641
|
Net_HSM_Config_20120222_0556.tar.gz
|
Clients OracleTDE and WebSphere
16588
|
Net_HSM_Config_20120222_0558.tar.gz
|
Automatic Backup Before Restoring
Command Result : 0 (Success)
Upgrading the appliance software changes your configuration settings
If you upgrade your appliance software, your configuration settings may be changed as part of the upgrade
process and, as a result, the original factory configuration no longer applies. Immediately after you upgrade
your appliance, create a new configuration backup file and make note of the backup file created. Later, if you
wish to restore to this configuration, use the
sysconf config restore
command with the file created after
upgrade.
Managing your configuration backup files
If you wish, you can keep only the backup files that you find useful, and individually delete any others using the
sysconf config delete
command. You can also use the
sysconf config clear
command to delete all of your
configuration files, if desired.
Note that the configuration backup file area is a special-purpose location, accessible only using the
sysconf
config
commands. You will not see those files listed if you run the command
my file list
.
There is no limit on the size of individual backup files or the number of backups that can be stored on the file
system, other than the available space. This space is shared by other files, such as spkg and log files, so
account for this when planning your backup and restore strategy. Some size restrictions apply if you plan to
export a backup file into your HSM using
sysconf config export
. See
Configuration to the HSM" on page 59
for details.
Restoring configuration settings from a backup file
Use the
sysconf config restore
command to restore the configuration settings for a specific service, or for all
services, from a configuration backup file. You must stop any services you wish to restore before performing
the restore operation, and reboot the appliance for the changes to take effect. A new configuration backup file
of the current configuration is created automatically when you perform a restore operation, allowing you to
easily revert to the previous configuration, if necessary.
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