backuppmd Command Back up a PMDB

Valid in the pmd environment
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Valid in the pmd environment
The backuppmd command backs up the data in the PMDB database to a specified directory. All the data in the PMDB database is backed up, including policies, deployment information, and configuration files.
This command has the following format for DMSs:
backup pmdName destination(path)
This command has the following format for PMDBs:
backup pmdName [destination(path)|hir_host(name)]
  • destination(
    path
    )
    Defines the directory that you want the backup files to be stored in.
    If you do not specify a path, the files will be backed up to the default location specified in the
    _pmd_backup_directory_
    token.Default: (UNIX) ACInstallDir/data/policies_backup/pmdName
    Default: (Windows) ACInstallDir\data\policies_backup\pmdName
  • pmdName
    Defines the name of the PMDB or DMS to back up.
  • hir_host(
    name
    )
    Backs up all the PMDBs in a hierarchy to the host
    name
    that you specify, and modifies the PMDB subscribers so that the subscription still works when the backup is moved to the
    name
    host.
    This command is only supported if the master and child PMDBs are deployed on the same host.