9.2.3 Backing up and restoring definition information by copying files

(1) Backing up definition information

Make sure that the following prerequisites are met before backing up definition information.

Prerequisites

• All Performance Management services must be stopped.

Notes:

• When backing up definition information, keep a record of the version numbers of the products in the environment where the backup was taken. See the Release Notes for details on the product version numbers.

• Different operating systems impose different limits on the lengths of file paths. If the full path of the backup directory exceeds the length restrictions of the operating system, the backup process will not work correctly. After taking the backup, make sure that the data has been copied correctly.

To back up definition information:

1. Log on to the host where you want to back up definition information.

2. Make sure that all Performance Management programs and services are stopped on the host.

3. Copy the definition information files to your chosen backup destination. For details on the definition information files that need to be backed up, see 9.2.4 Files to be backed up (in Windows) or 9.2.5 Files to be backed up (in UNIX).

You can back up definition information associated with PFM - Web Console while the services are running. However, because the operations listed in the following table modify the definition information you are backing up, do not perform any of these operations while a backup is in progress.

Table 9‒6: Prohibited operations when backing up PFM - Web Console data with services running

Operation	Window		Updated definition information
Registering a baseline	Agents tree	Baseline window	Bookmark definition information
Registering a bookmark or combination bookmark		Bookmark window
Editing a combination bookmark	Bookmarks tree	Edit window
Saving a tiled layout		Tiling Display window
Creating a new bookmark folder		New Folder window
Renaming a bookmark folder, bookmark, combination bookmark, or baseline		Rename window
Deleting a bookmark folder, bookmark, combination bookmark, registered report, or baseline		Bookmark window (Delete method)
Creating a new application definition template	Agents tree	Process Monitoring Settings > Create a New Application Definition Template window	Definition information for process monitoring definition templates
Editing an application definition template		Process Monitoring Settings > Edit an Application Definition Template window
Deleting an application definition template		Process Monitoring Settings > Delete an Application Definition Template window
Saving an application definition template		Process Monitoring Settings > Save an Application Definition Template window
Executing the jpcmkkey command	--	--	Information about PFM - Manager for the connection destination

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(2) Restoring definition information

Make sure that the following prerequisites are met before you restore definition information:

Prerequisites

• All the Performance Management services on the host which you want to restore must be stopped.

• The configuration of the system managed by PFM - Manager must be the same as it was when the backup was taken^#.

• Each host must have the same host name as it did when the backup was taken.

• The PFM product configuration in the backup environment (the name and version of PFM products, the number of instances of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM, and the name of each instance) must be the same as the PFM product configuration in the environment where the data is being restored.

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Refers to the following aspects of the instances of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM managed by PFM - Manager:

• Network configuration (host names and IP addresses)

• Instance names and monitoring target names

• Product versions

Note:

When you restore Performance Management settings, the version numbers of the products in the restoration environment must exactly match those in the backup environment. See the Release Notes for details on the product version numbers.

When restoring data to a PFM - Base host

1. Log on to the host where you want to restore the data.

2. Make sure that all Performance Management programs and services are stopped on the host (including any logical hosts).

3. Overwrite the definition information files on the host with those in the backup data.

4. Start the PFM services.

When restoring data to a PFM - Manager host

1. Log on to the host where you want to restore the data.

2. Make sure that all Performance Management programs and services are stopped on the PFM - Manager host (including on logical hosts).

3. Overwrite the definition information files on the host with those in the backup data.

4. Start PFM - Manager.

5. Execute the jpctool config sync command.

   For details about the jpctool config sync command, see the chapter that describes commands in the manual Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management Reference.

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