How to restore the Address Manager database from a backup file.
You can restore the Address Manager database from a local backup file. When you restore the database from a backup file, Address Manager automatically creates a backup of the existing database before restoring the database from the specified file.
To restore the database from a backup file, you first need to copy the backup file to the /data/backup directory on the appliance. After copying the file to the directory, you can log in to the Administration Console and restore the database.
- Log in to the Administration Console.
- From Main Session mode, type configure backup and press ENTER.
- Type execute restore <name> and press
ENTER. For name, type the name of the
backup file you want to restore. Address Manager displays
status information while it restores the database.
If you are restoring a backup file from and older version of Address Manager, you can use the force parameter to force restore the Address Manager database with an incompatible version. For example, enter the command execute restore force <name>
Address Manager automatically creates a backup of the existing database before restoring from the selected backup file. The automatic backup appears in the /data/backup directory with the filename proteus.dat.nnnnnnnnnn.pre_restore, where nnnnnnnnnn is a unique identifier. The .pre_restore file is automatically compressed to minimise its size, so it's usually smaller than backup files created by your backup schedule.
You can retain and archive .pre_restore files as you would a normal database backup file, and you can restore your database from a .pre_restore file. To restore the database from a .pre_restore backup file, specify the filename with the execute restore command.
If you are certain that the version numbers are compatible, type Yes to restore from the file.
If you aren't certain of the database version number in the .pre_restore file, type No to cancel the restoration.