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To protect against the loss of any or all systems, use off-site storage for all data that you back up and a backup schedule that meets your maximum downtime requirements. The backup and restore procedures use different applications, so they should be coordinated for recovery of the CA Identity Manager system as a whole.
Include the following components in your backup plans:
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Component |
Description |
Backup Method |
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The Identity Manager User Store |
An LDAP user directory or a relational database that contains the records for Identity Manager users |
See the documentation supplied with your database or LDAP software. |
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The Identity Manager User Store |
An LDAP user directory or a relational database that contains the records for Identity Manager users |
See the documentation supplied with your database or LDAP software. |
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The Identity Manager User Store |
An LDAP user directory or a relational database that contains the records for Identity Manager users |
See the documentation supplied with your database or LDAP software. |
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The Identity Manager Databases |
The databases for Task Persistence, Workflow, Auditing, Object Store, Reporting, and Task Persistence archive Workflow, Task Persistence, and Auditing have the highest frequency of change and backups should be scheduled accordingly. |
See the documentation supplied with your database software. |
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SiteMinder Policy Store |
An LDAP user directory or a relational database with objects for the SiteMinder Policy Server, if you are using SiteMinder |
See the documentation supplied with your database or LDAP software. |
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Provisioning Directory |
An LDAP user directory that contains the records for provisioning users and provisioning objects |
See the CA Directory documentation. |
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Application Server JMS persistent stores |
The stores used to hold CA Identity Manager Task Event processing messages |
See the Application Server documentation. |
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Reporting databases |
Snapshot database Business Objects database |
See the documentation supplied with your database software. |
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Custom reports |
Custom reports and related XML files |
See the Business Objects Enterprise, Release 2 and Release 2 SP4 documentation on the SAP documentation website. |
Include the following components in your backup plans using a file system backup program:
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Description |
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Web Server Components |
Configuration of deployed Web Server components, such as Application Server plug-ins and SiteMinder Web Agents. A Web Server front end is required if you are using load balancing of if you are using SiteMinder to protect access to the User Console. |
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XML data files |
All Identity Manager Directory and Environment files that are used to create, maintain, and archive Identity Manager Object Store objects. |
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Identity Manager customization components |
Files found under the following deployed iam_im.ear folders:
WEB-INF\web.xml |
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Scripts and Programs |
TEWS scripts, programs, program exits |
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Connector Xpress components |
Custom connectors Connector Xpress project files |
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Disaster Recovery Documentation |
Once you create your own documentation for disaster recovery, back it up regularly in case the instructions change. |
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