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name: openpages-admin-backup-restore
title: Backing up and restoring the database and configuration settings for IBM OpenPages
description: Incremental backups run automatically when there is a change to the database or the configuration settings. These backups are retained for 35 days.
last-updated: 2025-05-21
---

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# Backing up and restoring the database and configuration settings for IBM OpenPages
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Incremental backups run automatically when there is a change to the database or the configuration settings. These backups are retained for 35 days.
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Restoring a backup is not yet supported in IBM Cloud.
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A restore creates a new IBM OpenPages instance that is a copy of the backed-up instance.

To restore a backup, do the following steps:
1. Go to the UI where you manage your IBM OpenPages instance. For more information, see [Managing your IBM OpenPages instance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openpages?topic=openpages-manage_op_instance&format=markdown).
2. Click **Environment**.
3. Click **Backup and restore**.
4. Enter a **Service name** for the new IBM OpenPages instance.
5. Choose one of the following options:
   - Select **Latest restorable time** if you want the most recent backup to be restored.
   - Select **Custom date and time** if you want to choose a particular backup to be restored.

      - Click **Choose a date** and select a date.
      - Click **Choose a time** and enter a time.

**Important:**

- The backup you choose must have been created at an earlier date and time than the latest backup.
- Ensure that you choose a date and time at least one hour after your instance was provisioned, or your instance might fail to restore.

When the restore is complete, the new instance is available for you to access.

[watsonx.governance]{: tag-blue} When you restore IBM OpenPages, the integration with watsonx.governance is not restored. You need to re-enable the integration.