Note on usage
Function: Backing up the openFT configuration
User group: FT administrator
Only local system administrators (root on UNIX and users in SYSTEM group on Windows) will be able to execute the command, because all instances need to be backed up, which can have separate FT/FTAC/ADM admins.
Functional description
Since openFT 12.1C80 it is possible to back up the entire openFT configuration with the ftbackup command and then restore it with the ftrestore command.
The ftbackup command saves each instance and its configuration. Private and imported keys as well as CCS files are backed up.
If a user has saved the openFT GUI configuration, this is also backed up.
Licenses are not backed up and must be managed manually by users.
Format
ftbackup -h |
[ -s ]
<file name 1..512>
Description
-h
Displays the command syntax on the screen. Entries after the -h are ignored.
-s
Private RSA keys are not backed up. Normally private RSA keys are also included in the backup. This option excludes them from the backup .
file name
Name of the file or full path of the file where the backed up configuration will be saved. If only the name is specified without specifying the full path, the file will be created where the command was executed. The file format (.zip or .tar) is automatically appended to the end of the file name.
Format of the backup configuration file:
Backupfile.tar (or .zip)
instances
instance_information
std
ftshwobackup.txt
ftshwptnbackup.txt
ftprofilesbackup
syskpl
ftserverbackup
sysccs
... (ccs files, if they exist)
syskey
... (key files, if they exist)
instance1
ftshwobackup.txt
ftshwptnbackup.txt
ftprofilesbackup
syskpl
ftserverbackup
sysccs
... (ccs files, if they exist)
syskey
... (key files, if they exist)
... (more following instances)
users
user1
<saved_GUI_config>(format depending on system)
user2
<saved_GUI_config>(format depending on system)
...(more following users)
list_users
single-user mode on UNIX systems
It is possible to back up the openFT configuration in single-user mode on UNIX systems.
If the configuration was saved in single-user mode, it must be restored in single-user mode. This is not possible in multi-user mode. Likewise, a configuration saved in multi-user mode cannot be restored in single-user mode .