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Restore Information Governance Server database

You can restore backed up data from your IG Server to a newly installed IG Server by running a supplied script from the system console or an SSH terminal session.

How do I...

• Run the Restore script?

  If you have access to the system console of your IG Server, you can follow the steps as described below to complete this task. If you only have remote access, you should enable an SSH session first. Show me how

  To enable an SSH session:

  1. From the Home page, click System > Security > SSH Access.

     SSH configuration options are displayed.

  2. Click Edit.
  3. Select the Enable SSH access check box, and type the IP or hostname of the SSH client you want to use to connect to your IG Server.
  4. Click Save.

  5. From the SSH client, connect to your IG Server.

  Leaving SSH access enabled for extended periods might represent a security risk. You should consider disabling SSH when not using it.

  1. From your server console or SSH terminal session, log in using the system account credentials that were created during installation.

  2. To restore from a locally mounted partition, type the following from the command line:

     $ sudo su -
     # cd <LOCATION-OF-BACKUP>
     # igp-restore-database.sh <BACKUP-FILENAME>

     where <LOCATION-OF-BACKUP> is the folder containing the backup file and <BACKUP-FILENAME> is the name of the backup file.

     Typically, this might be database-backup-<YYYY>_<MM>_<DD>_pg_bck.gz

     The script stops all system services then discards the current database before restoring the backup.

See also...

• Back up Information Governance Server database
• Install Information Governance Server updates
• Monitor Information Governance Server

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