Creating a backup and restoring a database

The backup – and following restore – of a MICHAEL database is accessible only to system administrators (members of the dba group). It will let you create an archive of the database, in a special format, and then to restore this archive.

To initiate a backup, click on the Backup button in the toolbar:

Once you click on it, you will get this form:

You must type the complete path of a directory on the server where the backup content will be put. Once the backup is completed, you will get an image of your database in this directory, and some instructions to restore the content.

To restore a database from a backup, you need to click on the Restore button in the toolbar:

You will then get a form like this one:

In the text box, you need to type the complete path of the main backup file, on the server. This file si always named __contents__.xml and have been created by a backup procedure. To start the restore operation, click on the Restore button.

Please note that everything will be restored, including users and groups, the passwords, etc.