Backing up and restoring HP Systems Insight Manager 7.1 or greater database in a HP-UX or Linux Environment

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Introduction
HP Systems Insight Manager (Systems Insight Manager) uses a PostgreSQL server database to store
collected information about the systems on your network. Always back up your database using an
appropriate backup schedule. In the event of a catastrophic database problem, this backup can be
restored to return Systems Insight Manager to operation.
Important:
The procedures in this paper are only for backing up Systems Insight
Manager core data from and restoring core data to the same PostgreSQL
database. It is not intended to be used as an example for reinstallation of
Systems Insight Manager or for data migration. HP does not guarantee the
integrity of partner data if you attempt to use these procedures for
reinstallation or data migration.