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Back Up a Directory to an LDIF File

To back up a directory to an LDIF file

1. Log in as the user dsa (on UNIX) or the DXserver administrator (on Windows).
2. Use the following command to back up the datastore to the LDIF file:

   dxdumpdb -f filename -z dsaname 
   

   -f filename

   Specifies the file path and name where the data is dumped.

   -z

   Specifies that DXdumpdb dumps from the copy of the datastore that is produced by the console command dump dxgrid-db.

   dsaname

   Specifies the name of the DSA.