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Create an Offline Backup of the Data Store

An offline backup requires that you stop and start the DSA services every time you take a backup.

To create an offline backup

1. Login as the user dsa (on UNIX) or the administrator (on Windows).
2. Stop the local DSA services using the following commands:

   Windows

   dxserver stop dsaname
   

   Linux and UNIX

   su - dsa -c "dxserver stop dsaname"
   

3. Run the following command from the command line:

   dxdumpdb -f filename  dsaname
   

   -f filename

   Specifies the file path and name of the LDIF file.

4. Start the local DSA services using the following commands:

   Windows

   dxserver start dsaname
   

   Linux and UNIX

   su - dsa -c "dxserver start dsaname"
   

   The LDIF file is created at the specified path and the offline backup is successful.