Backing up server configuration from a WebSphere Application Server

The Server Configuration Backup wizard packages the server's cell configuration files into a configuration archive (.car) file. The configuration archive file contains files under the x:/profile/config/cells directory, where x:/profile is the directory of your profile for the WebSphere® Application Server. If you are familiar with wsadmin commands, this wizard performs the same functionality as the wsadmin method exportWasprofile in the AdminTask object.

Before you begin

The Server Configuration Backup option is supported for the WebSphere Application Server. However, backing up and restoring of the server configuration must be at the same version-level of the server. For example, if you backed up a server configuration from WebSphere Application Server V6.0, you must restore the server configuration into a WebSphere Application Server V6.0. The server is going to fail to start if you attempt to restore the server configuration into a WebSphere Application Server V6.1.
The Server Configuration Backup and Server Configuration Restore options are not the correct way to migrate, for example, an existing WebSphere Application Server V6.0 profile into a V6.1 profile. Instead, the Migration wizard from the WebSphere Application Server V6.1 should be used. For details, see Migrating server configuration files from WebSphere Application Server V6.0.x to V6.1.x topic.

Limitation

The compressed archive (CAR) file does not include the service integration bus configuration. For more details, see the ConfigArchiveOperations command group for the AdminTask object topic available in the Information Center for the WebSphere Application Server.

About this task

To backup a server configuration from a WebSphere Application Server:

Procedure

In the Servers view, right-click the server you want to package its cell configuration files into a configuration archive file.
Select Server configuration > Backup. The Server Configuration Backup wizard opens.
In the Parent folder, specify the path of an existing project folder in the current workspace where you want to store the exported server configuration files. For example, if you specify the path as /myProject, the server configuration files is added in the Navigator view under the project called: myProject. You must specify a project folder that already exists in the workspace. If the server configuration archive file already exists in the file location specified in the Parent folder field, you are prompted if you want to replace the existing configuration archive file.
In the File name field, specify the name of the server configuration file you are packaging. The file extension .car is automatically appended to the name of the server configuration you provided in this field.
Click OK.

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