PingDirectory

Performing an offline restore

Use the restore command to restore a backed up backend.

About this task

Only a single backend can be restored at a time.

The PingDirectory server must be shut down before performing an offline restore.

The server root directory should never be restored from a file system backup or snapshot.

Steps

  1. To stop the PingDirectory server run the following command.

    $ bin/stop-server

  2. To restore a saved backup, run the following command.

    $ bin/restore --backupDirectory  </path/to/backup/userRoot>

  3. To start the server, run the following command.

    $ bin/start-server