Technical Documentation

Restoring a Database in Maintenance Mode

In Junos Space, maintenance mode is a special mode that an administrator can use to restore the database when Junos Space is down on all nodes in the fabric and the Web proxy is running.

To restore a database in maintenance mode:

  1. Connect to a Junos Space appliance in maintenance mode using the following URL, where ip-address is the Web access IP address for the appliance:
    https://ip-address/maintenance

    The Maintenance Mode window is displayed.


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  2. Click on the link to log in.

    The Authentication Required dialog box is displayed.


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  3. Enter the user name and password for maintenance mode access.
  4. Click OK.

    The Maintenance Mode Actions window is displayed.


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  5. Click on the link Restore Database from Backup in the Maintenance Mode Actions window.

    Junos Space displays the available database backup files, as shown in the following example.


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  6. From the available database backup files, select a database backup file to overwrite the current database.
  7. Click Submit.

    The database is restored from the backup copy you selected.


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  8. Click Return to Maintenance Menu.

    The Maintenance Mode Actions window is displayed.

  9. Click Log Out and Exit from Maintenance Mode.

    Junos Space returns to normal operational mode.


Published: 2009-12-16