Backing Up and Restoring from the Backup

The backup command backs up a specified runtime entity to a command file. You provide the command file as input to bwadmin to recreate the environment.

The following runtime entities can be backed up and restored from a command file:

  • Domain
  • AppSpace
  • AppNode
  • Application

Runtime entities can be local or part of an agent network. Run this command frequently on all runtime entities, so that you always have a backup of your environment. Runtime entities created in local mode can only be restored when bwadmin is in local mode. Runtime entities created in enterprise mode can only be restored when the bwagent is running.

If you provide the same command file name on a subsequent backup, the existing command file is overwritten. Output can be compressed to a ZIP file with the -zipped option.

Note: The bwadmin backup command and the bwadmin restore command are not complimentary. The restore command requires a bwagent and restores the file system to the state of the datastore. For information on the restore command, see Restoring the File System of Runtime Entities.

For more information about backing up and restoring from the backup, see: