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Back Up the DMS Using sepmd

Backup the DMS to save copies of the policies that you deployed to the endpoints and reports snapshots that the Enterprise Management Server received from the endpoints.

When you back up the DMS, you copy the data from the DMS database to a specified directory.

The sepmd utility backs up the DMS only on a local host. You should store the backed up DMS files in a secure location, preferably protected by CA ControlMinder access rules. We recommend that you auto-truncate the updates.dat file before you back up the DMS.

Note: You can also use selang commands to back up a DMS on a local or remote host.

To back up the DMS using sepmd

1. Lock the DMS using the following command:

   sepmd -bl dms_name
   

   The DMS is locked, and cannot send any commands to its subscribers.

2. Back up the DMS database using the following command:

   sepmd -bd dms_name [destination_directory]
   

   dms_name

   Defines the name of the DMS that is backed up on the local host.

   destination_directory

   Defines the directory the DMS is backed up to.

   Default: (UNIX) ACInstallDir/data/policies_backup/dmsName

   Default: (Windows) ACInstallDir\data\policies_backup\dmsName

   The DMS database is backed up to the destination directory.

3. Unlock the DMS using the following command:

   sepmd -ul dms_name
   

   The DMS is unlocked, and can send commands to its subscribers.