Admin Interface for Database Restore
- Last Updated: April 15, 2026
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- MarkLogic Server
- Version 11.0
- Documentation
This section describes the Admin Interface used to restore a database.
To access the database restore page, follow these steps:
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Click Databases in the left tree menu. A list of databases appears.
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Click your target database.
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Click the Backup/Restore tab.
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Scroll to the Restore section.
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Complete the Restore form as needed:
Database Restore Setting
Description
Restore from directory
Specifies the fully-qualified pathname for the directory from which to restore a backup. If the top-level backup directory is specified, then the restore operation restores the most recent backup. If a specific backup is specified, then that backup is restored.
Encryption password
An optional password to use for encrypting or decrypting backup files. The password must be between 16 and 1000 characters.
Include replica forests
Specifies whether to include the replica forests used for local-disk failover in the restore.
Default: true.
See Backing Up and Restoring a Database Following Local Disk Failover.
Use incremental backup
Specifies whether to use incremental backup.
Default: false.
See Incremental Backup.
Use journal archive
Specifies whether to enable the point-in-time recovery feature.
Default: false.
Forest topology changed
Specifies whether the forest topology has changed since the last backup.
Default: false.
Include auxiliary databases
Specifies whether to include the auxiliary databases.
Default: false.
Restore to time
Specifies the time to which the database is to be restored. Leave blank for latest restore time.
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Click OK.