Restoring a Backup

	Note
	Note that the Management Server must not be running when a restore is performed.

You can restore a backup version with command-line tool ssh-mgmt-backup that is located in <server-root>/server/sbin (by default /opt/ssh-mgmt/server/sbin).

The command syntax is:

ssh-mgmt-restore [options] <archive>

where:

archive is the path to the backup archive

Options available:

-r, --root=DIR: The root directory of the hierarchy where the Management Server is restored. Default: /
-C, --no-checksum: Backup archive checksums are not verified. Default: checksums are verified.
-I, --show-metadata: Show backup archive metadata and exit. Default: perform restore.
-y, --assume-yes: Assume answer yes to all interactive questions. Default: prompt user.

Example commands:

ssh-mgmt-restore ssh-mgmt-backup-200501011200.mbk: Restores the Management Server configuration data and Management Database to the state that they were in when the backup archive ssh-mgmt-backup-200501011200.mbk was created.
ssh-mgmt-restore -r /tmp/ssh-mgmt-test -C -y ssh-mgmt-backup-test.mbk: Restores the Management Server configuration data and Management Database into the hierarchy rooted at /tmp/ssh-mgmt-test, not verifying backup archive integrity and assuming a yes answer to potential interactive questions.
ssh-mgmt-restore -I ssh-mgmt-backup.mbk: Outputs metadata of backup archive ssh-mgmt-backup.mbk and exits without performing any further operations.

Restoring a Backup

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