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The system configuration settings can be restored from a local or remote copy of a database.
The system configuration settings can be restored from a local or remote copy of a database.


'''Important Note''': A database backup from a newer major version should NEVER been imported to an older major version!!!
  '''Important Note''': A database backup from a newer major version should NEVER been imported to an older major version!!!
  If you have ever done so, please refer to:
  *[[FN:19497|Procedure to recover a major upgrade after recovering database from newer version to an older version]]
 





Revision as of 14:29, 15 June 2016

Applies to version(s): v2.8, v.2.9

The system configuration settings can be restored from a local or remote copy of a database.

 Important Note: A database backup from a newer major version should NEVER been imported to an older major version!!!
 If you have ever done so, please refer to:
 *Procedure to recover a major upgrade after recovering database from newer version to an older version


1- Click Backups in the navigation panel


2- Initially the Recover feature is disabled. The database must first be validated before it can be restored.

  • Click Validate


3- After a few minutes, the web portal will return to an online status and if the backup validates successfully, the Recover link becomes active.

  • Click the Recover link to overwrite the current database and restore the backup file


Note: You must activate the configuration to apply the changes.


The database files backups are stored here:

/lib/tb/toolpack/pkg/database_backups