Taking periodic backups of Rational® Insight data is a
good practice. Also, taking backups is essential if you are upgrading
your version of Rational Insight.
You can back up the custom settings, and the files, databases, projects,
and catalogs.
About this task
You can back up the custom settings for the IBM® Cognos® configuration,
XML data configuration files, Rational Insight skin, and,
if you are using Rational Insight
Data Services,
the servlet parameters of the data service portal. You can also back
up your data warehouse, content store, Framework Manager projects,
and the ETL catalog.
Taking backups are essential if you are
upgrading to a newer version of Rational Insight because after
you upgrade to version 1.0.0.1, you cannot roll back your installation
to version 1.0.
To back up your data:
- Back up the custom settings for Cognos configuration.
- Start the Cognos Configuration
tool (click ).
- Write down any custom settings, especially the information
in .
You can copy all the settings in an XML file. To do so, click and save the settings as an XML file.
- Close the Cognos Configuration
tool.
- If you have customized your XML data configuration files,
back up the files. Copy all the files in the rational_insight_installation_directory\dataconfig\configs\ directory
to a directory outside the installation directory of Rational Insight.
- Back up the custom settings to the Rational Insight skin.
Copy the contents of the following directories to a temporary
location outside the installation directory of
Rational Insight.
- rational_insight_installation_directory\cognos\templates\
- rational_insight_installation_directory\cognos\webapps\p2pd\
- rational_insight_installation_directory\webcontent\
- If you are using Rational Insight
Data Services,
note down the servlet parameter settings.
- Open the WebSphere® Administrative
Console (http://localhost:9060/ibm/console).
- In the navigator, expand the Applications node
and click .
- When you are at the page where all the servlet parameters
are defined, write down the parameters.
- Back up your data warehouse. See the documentation for
the relational database management system that hosts your data warehouse.
- Back up your content store.
- Copy all the contents of the rational_insight_installation_directory\reportal\contentstore directory
to a directory other than the installation directory of Rational Insight.
- Export the entire report package to a directory other
than the installation directory of Rational Insight. See the
related links at the bottom of this page.
- Back up Framework Manager projects. Copy all the contents
of the rational_insight_installation_directory\framemgr directory
to a directory other than the installation directory of Rational Insight.
- Back up the ETL catalog. Copy the rational_insight_installation_directory\datamgr\insight_catalog\OOTBDMCatalog.ctg file to
a directory other than the installation directory of Rational Insight.
What to do next
If you are upgrading to a newer version of
Rational Insight, after you
have installed the upgrade, you must restore the backed up files to
their original locations and apply your custom settings. For instructions
on how to upgrade and how to restore the backups, see the related
links at the bottom of this page.