Backing Up a Domain's config.xml File

By default, WebLogic Server backs up the critical config.xml file and renames it to a different name, such as backup_config1.xml, backup_config2.xml, and so on. This way, if you ever have to revert to an older configuration state, you can simply rename the appropriate backup_config#.xml file to config.xml and restart the Admin Server. If you make a series of configuration changes and make a mistake somewhere along the way, your Admin Server may not boot up the next time. You can simply restore the domain to its last known good configuration by using the automatically backed up configuration files. To provide additional security, you can make your own backups of the backed up configuration files and save them to tape or disk.