Entire repository export

[vpoorboy]

Hi Alfresco,
If I export the entire Alfresco repository to make a backup, will that backup file contain categories, group ? Does it contain index data ?
If using that backup file, my recovery stategy is: remove alf_data, drop alfresco db, create a new database, then import the acp file. Does it have anything wrong ?

Thanks.

[kevinr]

The backup will contain all the objects in all of the Stores within the Alfresco repository. This includes categories, user, groups and even deleted items. The indexes are not stored in the backup - they are rebuilt when you import the data into a new repository.

To restore a full repository backup you cannot just import the ACP file using the UI (as the repo will already have bootstraped by that point) - you need to follow the instructions here.

Thanks,

Kevin