Backing up and recovering administrative configurations

Most of the configuration for your WebSphere® Application Server instance resides in the config directory structure. In addition, the properties directory also contains several important configuration files. This topic discusses how to back up and recover your configuration.

Before you begin

This topic assumes familiarity with the SAV and RST commands.

About this task

The administrative configuration contains vital information regarding your WebSphere Application Server setup. Back up configuration files on a regular basis.

Procedure

Issue the SAV command to save configuration files and properties files.
For example:
```
SAV DEV('/QSYS.lib/wsalib.lib/wsasavf.file') OBJ(('profile_root/properties/*') ('profile_root/config/*'))
```
The default instance name is default.
The command is split for printing purposes. Enter the command on one command line.
Issue the RST command to restore configuration files and properties files.
For example:
```
RST DEV('/QSYS.lib/wsalib.lib/wsasavf.file') OBJ('/QIBM/*')
```

Results

You have saved and backed up your WebSphere Application Server configuration.