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Using the %OMABAKUP Macro to Perform Backups and Restores

Running the backupServer.sas and restoreServer.sas Programs

Your installation includes a backup program (backupServer.sas) and a restore program (restoreServer.sas) that use %OMABAKUP. These programs are customized for your environment and provide a full backup and restore of the metadata server. The programs are located in the metadata startup directory, which is in the following path:

SAS-configuration-directory\Lev1\SASMeta\MetadataServer

To run the programs, make sure that you have the appropriate user credentials. Then go to the metadata server startup directory and issue one of the following commands:

The backupServer.sas program does the following:

The restoreServer.sas program does the following:

You can further customize backupServer.sas and restoreServer.sas to specify a different backup location or to incorporate other %OMABAKUP options. For an explanation of each %OMABAKUP parameter, see Server Connection Statement: Reference.

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