[/map {"- map/map "}) [/map/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Capturing Snapshots (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Capturing Snapshots (linktext][/map/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) This section describes how you can create snapshots of a running Dgraph process for a specific data store and use them as a part of your backup and archiving strategy. (shortdesc] (topicmeta][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) About snapshots (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) About snapshots (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) A snapshot represents a consistent view of the state of the data files at a specific point in time. By taking a snapshot, you can capture the state of the data files without shutting down the Dgraph process for a particular data store. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Restrictions for taking a snapshot (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Restrictions for taking a snapshot (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) The following restrictions apply when taking snapshots. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Creating a snapshot (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Creating a snapshot (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) You create a snapshot with the createSnapshotOperation interface in the Administration Web Service. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Restoring data files from a snapshot (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Restoring data files from a snapshot (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) You can restore data files from an archived snapshot using the cpmdex command. The command copies files from the archived snapshot into the data files of the specific Endeca data store. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) cpmdex syntax (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) cpmdex syntax (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) This topic contains syntax for the cpmdex command. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref] (topicref] (map]