Dumping, backing up, and restoring the configuration database

Using the command-line interface, you can dump either the OpenEdge Management or the OpenEdge Explorer configuration database files, even when it is running, to a readable XML file. You can use the dump file as a backup of the configuration database; in the event of a catastrophic failure, you can use the backup dump file to restore the configuration database. Because the dump file is readable, you can also use the file in OpenEdge Management when you are performing diagnostics.

You can also perform a dump and load to reduce the disk space that the configuration database is using.