Saw the recent article on the Zero Wait-State PLM Blog, How to Export the Agile PLM Database.
This is something Oracle-Agile PLM users ask about fairly frequently. Thought it would be good to post.
We are asked quite a bit how to export and move the Agile PLM database. Knowing how to back up the database is a great way to provide fallback measures should any configuration changes have adverse affects or as a means of inexpensive backup (provided it is copied off of the machine. If this is your means of backup, do not forget about your vault. The database holds meta data, not file content!
Here are the instructions from the Agile PLM Database Installation Guide:
1. Ensure that all users are logged off before shutting down the application server.
Read the details and rest of the step-by-step process at http://www.zerowait-state.com/blog/330-agile-plm-export
Also, here's the YouTube video example
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmbOqhA0f44