IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On, Version 8.2.2

Backing up WebSphere Application Server profiles (manageprofiles command)

You can back up your WebSphere® Application Server profiles with the manageprofiles command before you upgrade a server or for routine system backups in disaster recovery procedures.

Before you begin

Ensure that the following components are stopped:

WebSphere Application Server. See Stopping the WebSphere Application Server on Windows.
(Network deployment) Node agent
(Network deployment) Deployment manager
IBM® HTTP Server

Procedure

Open the command prompt.
Browse to the <was_home>\bin directory. For example, type:
```
cd <was_home>\bin
```
For example:
cd c:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin
Use the WebSphere Application Server manageprofiles command with the backupProfile parameter.
manageprofiles.bat -backupProfile -profileName <profile_name> -backupFile <backupFile_name>

For example:
Stand-alone

manageprofiles.bat -backupProfile -profileName AppSrv01 -backupFile c:\backup\AppSrv01yymmdd.zip

Network deployment

manageprofiles.bat -backupProfile -profileName Dmgr01 -backupFile c:\backup\Dmgr01yymmdd.zip

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