Backing up and restoring HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 database in a HP-UX or Linux Environment
Table 2. Configuration files to save
Directory
of
file
Description
/etc/opt/mx/config/
Directory
of
configuration
files
/var/opt/mx/config/
Additional
configuration
files
/etc/opt/hp/sslshare/
Shared
OpenSSL
certificate
directory
/var/opt/mx/logs/mx.log
Audit
file
/opt/mx/patch
Program
updates
(required
if
Systems Insight Manager
is
to
be
reinstalled)
/opt/mx/bin/server_cert.pem
Certificate
used
by
the
command
line
interface
(CLI)
/opt/mx/bin/CLIClientConfig
CLI
configuration
file
/var/opt/mx/output
(optional)
Contains
job
result
output
Note:
The
file
permissions
must
be
preserved
during
the
backup
process.
The Tape
Archive
(TAR)
utility
preserves
file
permissions.
4. Save any existing user-supplied (custom) files contained in the Systems Insight Manager directory tree such as
tool definition files (TDEFx), Management Information Bases (MIBs), login prompt, and actions.
5. Open the /etc/opt/mx/config/database.props file and check the property value for
hp.Database.username. A user with Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) privileges must conduct the
backup and restore process.
6. Back up Oracle data files by Exporting the Database as follows, making note of the database name, DBA
user name, and DBA password:
At the Oracle server console command line, type the following command:
a. Set ORACLE_SID=dbname, where ‘dbname’ is the database to be saved.
b. Type the exp command and press Enter. Table 3 lists the Oracle parameters that will be offered
and the recommended action.