portal backup

Backing up the WebSphere Portal file system 

Perform the following steps to back up the WebSphere Portal file system:

1. If you are performing an online backup, go to Step 3.
2. If you are performing an offline backup, stop all servers.
   1. If applicable, stop all external HTTP servers.
   2. Stop all of the WebSphere Portal servers.
      
3. Back up all WebSphere Portal files and subdirectories under the directoryPortalServer_root.
4. Back up all IBM WebSphere Application Server files under the directorywp_profile_root to capture the complete runtime environment.
5. Back up other WebSphere Application Server files under the directoryAppServer_root.
6. Back up additional custom files outside of the PortalServer, profile, orAppServer directories; such as SSL certificates or shared libraries; that yourWebSphere Portal server might use.
   

Backing up the LDAP server(s)

If you have made system-wide changes and are using an LDAP user registry, back up your LDAP server.

Prerequisites
Completing prerequisites for backup

Refer to the appropriate product documentation for information about how to back up the LDAP server:

 

Backing up the WebSphere Portal database 

 

Periodically run an automated backup procedure for the IBM® WebSphere® Portal databases.

Prerequisites
Completing prerequisites for backup

Note: The database backup should correspond to when you back up your file system.

Refer to the appropriate product documentation for information about how to back up the database server:

• For IBM DB2 Universal Database™ Enterprise Server Edition, refer to theDB2® Information Center.
• For other database servers, refer to that database server documentation for instructions.