389-DS Backup and Restoration

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Backing Up a 389 Directory Server Instance

Step 1: Stop the Directory Server

Before taking a backup, stop the Directory Server instance:

sudo dsctl INSTANCE_NAME stop

Replace `INSTANCE_NAME` with your actual instance name (e.g., `slapd-ldap`).

Step 2: Create the Backup

Run the `db2bak` command to create a backup:

sudo dsctl INSTANCE_NAME db2bak

This creates a backup directory under:

/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE_NAME/bak/

with a timestamped folder containing the backup.

Step 3: Start the Directory Server

After the backup completes, restart the Directory Server instance:

sudo dsctl INSTANCE_NAME start

Step 4: Restoring the backup

a) Run the bak2db Command

Restore the backup to the database using the following command:

Replace `ANOTHER_INSTANCE_NAME` with your actual instance name (e.g., `slapd-example`).

dsctl slapd-ANOTHER_INSTANCE_NAME bak2db /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE_NAME/bak/2024-12-12-INSTANCE_NAME-2024_12_12_18_07_38/

Replace the path with your actual backup directory if different.

b) Start the Directory Server

After restoring the backup, start the Directory Server instance:

dsctl slapd-ANOTHER_INSTANCE_NAME start

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