db2bak (8) Linux Manual Page
db2bak – Directory Server script for making a backup of the database
Synopsis
db2bak [archivedir] [-Z serverID] [-q] [-h]
Description
Creates a backup of the database. This script can be executed while the server is running or stopped.
Options
A summary of options is included below:
- archivedir
- The full path to the directory to store the backup.
- -Z Server Identifier
- The server ID of the Directory Server instance. If there is only one instance on the system, this option can be skipped.
- -q
- Quiet mode. Reduces output of task.
- -h
- Display the usage.
Example
- db2bak -Z instance2
- Makes a backup of the entire database for ‘instance2’, and stores it in the default server instance backup directory.
- db2bak /LDAP/backups/20130305
- Creates a backup of the database and stores it in specified location.
Diagnostics
Exit status is zero if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.
Author
db2bak was written by the 389 Project.
Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to https://fedorahosted.org/389/newticket.
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 Red Hat, Inc.