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PingAccess

Backing up PingAccess using a .zip archive

Back up your PingAccess configuration by copying a zip archive and additional customized files to another system.

About this task

To back up your PingAccess configuration using a .zip archive for disaster recovery purposes:

Steps

  1. In the PingAccess system, go to <PA_HOME>/data/archive and copy the most recent .zip archive to another system.

    These archives are automatically created when an administrative user authenticates to the administrative console. The maximum number of backups is specified by the pa.backup.filesToKeep property in the run.properties file.

  2. Optional: If you have created or customized templates, copy the contents of the <PA_HOME>/conf/template directory to another system.

  3. Optional: If you have created custom plugins, copy the contents of the <PA_HOME>/deploy directory to another system.

  4. Optional: If you have created or customized localization, copy the contents of the <PA_HOME>/conf/localization directory to another system.