Backing Up a Forest
To initiate a forest backup using the Admin Interface, follow these steps:
Click Forests in the left tree menu. A list of forests appears.
Click your target forest.
Click the Backup/Restore tab. The Forest Backup screen appears.
Enter the name of the directory in which you want the backup copy of the forest. You must provide an absolute path. Each directory must be unique for each forest.
Warning
The software deletes all the files in this directory before writing the new backup. To retain multiple generations of backup, specify a different backup directory for each backup.
Select Backup.
Click OK.
A confirmation message appears. Click OK again to confirm the backup.
Your data in the selected forest is now backed up to the specified directory. Backing up your data is a “hot” admin task; the changes take effect immediately.
Warning
When performing backups on the Windows platform, ensure that no users have the Forests or Data directories (or any subdirectories within them) open while the backup is being made.