Backup/Restore¶

The TQL backup command is used to back up the entire contents of a Mulgara server into an archive file that stores RDF in a modified, compressed (gzip) N3 format. Mulgara makes the distinction between graphs stored internally to the server and those stored externally (which are accessed via Resolvers). Only the contents of internally-stored graphs are included in the contents of a backup file.

The TQL restore command is used to restore a Mulgara server to a previous state using an archive created by the backup command. This is useful for restoring the state of a server after a system failure, or for moving the contents of a server from one location to another. Be careful, as executing the restore command will overwrite any existing contents of the database with the archived contents.

Usage¶

The backup and restore commands share a similar syntax:

backup server to [local|remote] file;
restore server from [local|remote] file;

Where:

• server is the URI of the server to be backed up or restored (e.g. rmi://localhost/server1).
• [local|remote] specifies the location of the backup file to be created (for backup) or read from (for restore). If local is specified, then the location is taken to be on the client's filesystem; if remote, then the location will be on the server's filesystem. If neither is specified, the default is remote. This option is not valid in the WebUI.
• file is the location of the archive file, given as a URI using the file: protocol.

Examples¶

backup <rmi://localhost/server1> to <file:/tmp/serverbackup.gz>;
backup <rmi://localhost/server1> to remote <file:/tmp/serverbackup.gz>;

Both of these commands back up the entire contents of the Mulgara server running at rmi://localhost/server1 into an archive located at /tmp/serverbackup.gz on the server's filesystem.

backup <rmi://example.com/server1> to local <file:/tmp/serverbackup.gz>;

This command backs up the entire contents of the Mulgara server named server1 running on example.com into an archive located at /tmp/serverbackup.gz on the client's filesystem. If the client and server are on different hosts, then the contents of the archive will be streamed across the network.

restore <rmi://localhost/server1> from <file:/tmp/serverbackup.gz>;
restore <rmi://localhost/server1> from remote <file:/tmp/serverbackup.gz>;

This command restores the contents of the Mulgara server running at rmi://localhost/server1 from the archive located at /tmp/serverbackup.gz on the server's filesystem. If the server has any existing content when the command is executed, it is replaced by the archived content.

restore <rmi://example.com/server1> from local <file:/tmp/serverbackup.gz>;

This command restores the contents of the Mulgara server named server1 running on example.com from the archive located at /tmp/serverbackup.gz on the client's filesystem. Once again, if the client and server are on different hosts, then the contents of the archive will be streamed across the network.