Back up Content Engine configuration files
Should a Content Engine server fail, you must restore the software, either by reinstalling the software from the IBM FileNet P8 Platform installation image or by restoring the server files from a complete server backup. Once restored, you can restore Content Engine's functionality to the state before the failure by restoring its configuration files.
Content Engine is installed as an application on your application server. IBM recommends that you back up your application server according to the instructions of your application server vendor. Since application server configurations and directory structures vary from vendor to vendor, this topic only provides general information about how Content Engine interacts with the application server. Use the following table to determine the actual files to back up.
NOTE Where the Windows and UNIX paths are identical except for the separators, the Windows format is used.
Backup target | File name and default location |
Frequency of changes / Can be recreated without backup |
Comments |
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Application server configuration files | Content Engine interacts with the application server files in these areas:
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Infrequent / You can recreate the configuration files. |
Consult your application server documentation to determine the location of these configuration files. |
Content Engine EAR file | WebLogic: <WebLogic_domain_directory>\Engine-wl.ear WebSphere: <CE_installation_directory>\ContentEngine\lib\Engine-ws.ear |
Upon installation; subsequently, very infrequently / If not backed up, you can reinstall Content Engine and reconfigure these properties. |
The Content Engine EAR file contains the CEMPBoot.properties file, which tells Content Engine how to connect to the GCD database and which account to run the Content Engine application under. If necessary, you can edit these properties using the Bootstrap Configuration Utility. |
Enterprise Manager files | Miscellaneous files include but are not limited to:
These files are located in the ContentEngine folder and subfolders where the Content Engine software is installed: |
Infrequent / Can be recreated manually. |
Miscellaneous files created by Enterprise Manager. |