Manage backup files for HTTP Server

This topic provides information about which files to backup for HTTP Server recovery.

Important: Information for this topic supports the latest PTF levels for HTTP Server for i5/OS . It is recommended that you install the latest PTFs to upgrade to the latest level of the HTTP Server for i5/OS. Some of the topics documented here are not available prior to this update. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/http/services/service.htm Link outside Information Center

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Make sure that the following objects are included in your periodic backup activity:

Instance files

QUSRSYS/QATMHINSTA
QUSRSYS/QATMHINSTC

Configuration files

HTTP Server (powered by Apache): Save the conf file located in the /www/[server_name]/conf/ directory, where Server_Name is the name of your HTTP Server (powered by Apache) instance.
Note: This describes the default location of the configuration file. If your configuration files are located in another directory, you must save the configuration file in your location.

ASF Tomcat

The ASF Tomcat files are located in the /www/[server_name]/conf/ directory. For each Web application there is a configuration file (web.xml) in the same directory that the Web application is located under the /www/[server_name]/webapps/ directory.

Additional files to save

Signed certificates and certificate requests
Group files
Access control lists
Validation lists
Web content
Example: HTML, graphics, media objects, Java™, CGI programs, Net.Data^® scripts

For more information about backup and recovery of files on the iSeries™ server, see Systems management.