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Send documentation comments to [email protected] E A P P E N D I X Database Backup and Restore Databases need to have a well-defined and thoroughly tested backup and restore plan so that access to data is not at risk. The backup and recovery of databases involve the process of making a copy of a database in case of an equipment failure or disaster, then retrieving the copied database if needed. This appendix explains how to back up and restore Fabric Manager Server databases. Fabric Manager uses the PostgreSQL database management system as the default database. PostgreSQL databases are backed up with the pg_dump command. The pg_dump utility dumps the PostgreSQL database content to an ASCII dump file. The backup dump file represents a snapshot of the database at the time of backup. The database is restored with the pg_restore utility. The pg_restore utility uses psql to rebuild the PostgreSQL database from the dump file created by pg_dump. For more information about pg_dump, go to this URL: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/app-pgdump.html This appendix includes the following sections: • Backing Up Fabric Manager Server Database, page E-1 • Restoring Fabric Manager Server Database, page E-2 • Database Backup and Restore Operations, page E-2 Backing Up Fabric Manager Server Database To back up the Fabric Manager server database, use the PostgreSQL pg_dump command as follows: cd $INSTALLDIR/bin ./pgbackup.sh 02252008.data (on Linux and Solaris operation systems) pgbackup.bat 02252008.data (on Windows operating system) The INSTALLDIR is the top directory of Fabric Manager Installation and a backup file (02252008.data) is created in the $INSTALLDIR/bin directory. Specify the full path name of the dump file to create the backup file in a standard backup directory. Note In all operating systems, the scripts run the pg_dump command to back up the database. OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide E-1