cimreparchive(8) - Linux man page
Name
cimreparchive - create an archive copy of the CIM Server repository
Synopsis
cimreparchive archive_file
cimreparchive --help
cimreparchive --version
Description
The cimreparchive command creates an archive copy of the CIM Server repository in the specified archive_file. The archive copy is assured to contain a consistent repository state even if it is created while the CIM Server is running.
The archive_file is created using the tar(1) command. To restore the repository from the archive_file, stop the cimserver, move the active repository files to a different location, use tar(2) to extract the archived repository files, and restart the cimserver. (Note that the repository location is printed when an archive file is created.)
Options
- cimreparchive recognizes the following options:
- --help
Displays the command help message.
--version
Displays the CIM Server version number.
Exit Status
When an error occurs, an error message is written to the standard error stream and a non-zero exit status value is returned. The following exit status values are defined:
- 0
Success
1
General error
2
Failed to initiate archive operation
3
Archive operation failed