Backing up InfoSphere Enterprise Records configuration files

If an IBM® InfoSphere™ Enterprise Records server fails, 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. After the server is restored, you can restore InfoSphere Enterprise Records functionality to the state before the failure by restoring its configuration files.

InfoSphere Enterprise Records data is contained in the Process Engine database and Content Engine object stores. See Process Engine and Content Engine for more information.

What to back up

InfoSphere Enterprise Records configuration files

InfoSphere Enterprise Records is installed as an application on your Application Engine or Workplace XT server. 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 section only provides general information about how InfoSphere Enterprise Records interacts with the application server. In general, back up any FileNet P8 files that you edit directly on the application server. Use the following table to determine the files to back up.

Where the Windows and UNIX paths are identical except for the separators, the Windows format is used.

Backup target Default location Frequency of changes Can be reconfigured manually Comments
Web application configuration files <install_path>\<config_dir>


Infrequent

The following files are modified when you edit the Workplace or Workplace XTsite preferences.

  • Actions.xml
  • containericons.properties
  • content_redir.properties
  • icons.properties
  • InfoPages.xml
  • PolicyProcessors.xml
  • PropertiesPage.xml
  • RecordProperties.xml
  • ReportConfig.properties
  Back up all files located in this directory.

The config_dir is specified during installation and is stored in web.xml. For example, the default Windows path is:

C:\Program Files\FileNet\Config\RM

Deployment descriptor file In <app_root>\WEB-INF:

web.xml

Upon installation; subsequently, infrequently Yes Back up any time you make manual edits to this file.

Consult your application server documentation to determine the location of the root application directory (<app_root>).

WcmApiConfig.properties file In <app_root>\WEB-INF:

WcmApiConfig.properties

Upon installation; subsequently, infrequently Yes Back up any time you make manual edits to this file.

Consult your application server documentation to determine the location of the root application directory (<app_root>).

See WcmApiConfig.properties file for more information.

Integration.xml In <app_root>\WEB-INF:

Integration.xml

Upon installation; subsequently, infrequently Yes Back up any time you make manual edits to this file.

Consult your application server documentation to determine the location of the root application directory (<app_root>).

InfoSphere Enterprise Records applications

The InfoSphere Enterprise Records applications can be installed on a server other than the Application Engine or Workplace XT server. To back up configuration information for the the InfoSphere Enterprise Records applications, back up the following files on the server where the applications are installed.

Application Filename Default location
Disposition Sweep RMSweepConfiguration.xml UNIX: /opt/FileNet/RM/RecordsManagerSweep/lib/config
Windows: C:\Program Files\FileNet\RM\RecordsManagerSweep\lib\config
Hold Sweep RMHoldSweepConfiguration.xml UNIX: /opt/FileNet/RM/RecordsManagerSweep/lib/config
Windows: C:\Program Files\FileNet\RM\RecordsManagerSweep\lib\config
File Plan Import and Export Tool FilePlanConfiguration.xml UNIX: /opt/FileNet/RM/FilePlanImportExportTool/lib/config
Windows: C:\Program Files\FileNet\RM\FilePlanImportExportTool\lib\config

InfoSphere Enterprise Records Crystal Reports

The Crystal Reports templates (.rpt files) and configuration file for InfoSphere Enterprise Records are installed on the Crystal Reports server. Back up the templates and configuration file after the initial InfoSphere Enterprise Records installation and after each subsequent configuration change. When restoring the files, you must restore them to the same location.

Description Filename Default location
Report templates *.rpt C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11\Samples\En\Reports
Configuration file CRConfig.xml C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0\java\