NAME¶

db2bak - Directory Server script for making a backup of the database

SYNOPSIS¶

db2bak [archivedir] [-Z serverID] [-q] [-h]

DESCRIPTION¶

Creates a backup of the database. This script can be executed while the server is running or stopped.

OPTIONS¶

A summary of options is included below:

archivedir

The full path to the directory to store the backup.

-Z Server Identifier

The server ID of the Directory Server instance. If there is only one instance on the system, this option can be skipped.

-q

 

Quiet mode. Reduces output of task.

-h

 

Display the usage.

EXAMPLE¶

db2bak -Z instance2

Makes a backup of the entire database for 'instance2', and stores it in the default server instance backup directory.

db2bak /LDAP/backups/20130305

Creates a backup of the database and stores it in specified location.

DIAGNOSTICS¶

Exit status is zero if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.

AUTHOR¶

db2bak was written by the 389 Project.

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs to https://fedorahosted.org/389/newticket.

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2013 Red Hat, Inc.