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Backing up and restoring the repository

Backing up a SkyVault repository involves backing up the directory pointed to by the dir.root setting, the database that SkyVault is configured to use, and the Solr 4 indexes.

For backing up the Solr 4 indexes using the Share Admin Console or the SkyVault-global.properties file, or JConsole, see Backing up Solr 4.

To restore the backup successfully, the contentstore directory and database must be backed up as a single unit. When you restore a SkyVault backup, you must restore both the dir.root directory (contentstore directory) and the SkyVault database from the same backup set. Otherwise, the repository may be corrupted.

The dir.root directory is defined in the SkyVault-global.properties file. By default, this directory is named alf_data and is located within the directory where SkyVault is installed.

CAUTION:
In a clustered environment, when the cloned nodes are restarted with a cluster license, the nodes may try to join the existing production cluster and point to a cloned database instead of the production cluster database. This can lead to corrupted data.

Cause: It occurs because the cloned node contains the cluster id from production and tries to join that cluster.

Solution: To avoid the problem you should ensure any cloned nodes required for upgrade testing are network isolated from the production nodes.

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