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How to upload a Plesk xml.tar/xml.zip backup file to Plesk Backup Manager

Kuzma Ivanov
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  • Plesk for Linux
  • Plesk for Windows

Question

How to upload a Plesk xml.tar/xml.zip backup file to Plesk Backup Manager?

Answer

Note: The maximum size of an uploaded backup file is limited to 2 GB. If a backup file size is larger than 2 GB, upload the backup file using the command-line instructions.

Note: If the backup file was created for a specific subscription only, the subscription must be created before uploading Plesk xml.tar/xml.zip backup file.

 

Plesk interface (if backup size is less than 2 GB)
  1. Log in to Plesk.
  2. Go to:
    • Tools & Settings > Backup Manager for Plesk administrators / resellers
    • Websites & Domains > example.com > Backup Manager for Plesk customers

  3. Click Upload.


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  4. Click Browse... and select a backup file to upload.

    Note: Select the option Upload backup files without a valid signature, if the backup file was created on another Plesk server.

  5. If the backup is protected by a password, specify it. If not or the password is unknown - clear the checkbox Use password protection (recommended).

    Note: If a subscription backup has been uploaded via Tools & Settings > Backup Manager, it will be available at Domains > example.com > Backup Manager.


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Command-line interface
  • For Linux
    1. Connect to a Plesk server, where a Plesk backup must be restored, via SSH.
    2. Transfer the backup file backup_info_XXXXXXXXXX.xml.tar to this server (for example, via an FTP client).

    3. Run the following command to import the uploaded file to the Plesk Backup Manager. Replace /path/to/file.xml.tar with an actual path:

      Note: If this is a multivolume backup consisting of several files (.tar, .tar1, .tar2, etc.), add the option "--join-volumes" at the end of the command.

      # plesk sbin pmm-ras --import-file-as-dump --dump-file-specification /path/to/file.xml.tar

      • If the backup is password protected, use the following command:

        # PLESK_BACKUP_PASSWORD="yourpassword" plesk sbin pmm-ras --import-file-as-dump --dump-file-specification /path/to/file.xml.tar

    4. In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > Backup Manager and find the backup that has been uploaded.

 

  • For Windows Server
    1. Connect to a Plesk server, where a Plesk backup must be restored, via RDP.
    2. Transfer the backup file backup_info_XXXXXXXXXX.xml.zip to the server (for example, via an FTP client or RDP connection).

    3. Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the following command to import the uploaded backup file to the Plesk Backup Manager. Replace /path/to/file.xml.zip with an actual path:

      Note: If this is a multivolume backup consisting of several files (.tar, .tar1, .tar2, etc.), add the option "--join-volumes" at the end of the command.

      C:\> plesk sbin pmm-ras --import-file-as-dump --dump-file-specification /path/to/file.xml.zip

    4. In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > Backup Manager and find the backup that has been uploaded.

 

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    Frank Palaia

    To complete step 3, you need to know the path to your file.  If you don't know it, you can run a command to get the path.  For a Linux server, the command will be this:  #   find . -name backup_your_domain.com_xxxxxxxx.tar -print

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