Backup and Restore the Connector’s State

After configuring a connector, and while the connector is running, you can create a backup of the connector’s state. In the event of a failure, you can restore the connector’s state from the backup.

To create a backup, use the backupServer action. The backupServer action saves a ZIP file to a path that you specify. The backup includes:

  • a copy of the actions folder, which stores information about actions that have been queued, are running, and have finished.
  • a copy of the configuration file.
  • a copy of the connector’s datastore files, which contain information about the files, records, or other data that the connector has retrieved from a repository.

Backup a Connector’s State

To create a backup of the connectors state

  • In the address bar of your Web browser, type the following action and press ENTER:

    http://host:port/action=backupServer&path=path

    where,

    host The host name or IP address of the machine where the connector is running.
    port The connector’s ACI port.
    path The folder where you want to save the backup.

    For example:

    http://localhost:1234/action=backupServer&path=./backups

Restore a Connector’s State

To restore a connector’s state

  • In the address bar of your Web browser, type the following action and press ENTER:

    http://host:port/action=restoreServer&filename=filename

    where,

    host The host name or IP address of the machine where the connector is running.
    port The connector’s ACI port.
    filename The path of the backup that you created.

    For example:

    http://localhost:1234/action=restoreServer&filename=./backups/filename.zip