Repository checkpoints

Repository checkpoints represent saved images of the repository before configuration changes are made.

To view this administrative console page, click System Administration > Extended Repository Service > Repository Checkpoints. On this page, you can create, delete, and restore checkpoints.

If you are a user with either a monitor or an operator role, you can only view the repository checkpoint information. If you are a user with either a configurator or an administrator role, you have all configuration privileges for repository checkpoints.

Name

The name of the checkpoint. Automatic checkpoints have a calculated name of the form: Delta <sequence_number>.

Documents

The number of configuration documents contained in this checkpoint.

Type

Specifies the type of checkpoint.

Two types of checkpoints can be created full and delta:
Full checkpoint
A complete copy of the entire configuration repository. A full checkpoint is useful to take a snapshot of a known working configuration to establish a baseline. You can create a full checkpoint by clicking New.
Delta checkpoint
If you enable automatic repository checkpoints, delta checkpoints are created automatically by the system each time a configuration change is made. As the name implies, a delta checkpoint is not a full copy of the configuration, but rather, it is a subset.
Sequence

The sequence number of this checkpoint. This value is system-generated. You can restore delta checkpoints in reverse sequence number order only. Click the up and down arrows in the sequence column to sort the rows in ascending and descending order.

Timestamp

The time that checkpoint was made.

Description

A description of the checkpoint. Automatic checkpoints have the description Autosave delta image.

Actions

New Creates a new full checkpoint. This operation is long running. The administrator role is required. While the checkpoint is created, the repository is locked. You have only read access to configuration data while the checkpoint is created. Any attempt to make a configuration change during this period fails.
Delete Deletes the selected checkpoint. Delete delta checkpoints in ascending sequence number order only.
Restore Restores the configuration with the selected checkpoint. Restore delta checkpoints in descending sequence number order only.



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Related information
Checkpoint details page
Extended Respository Service
New repository checkpoint

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