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Merge pull request #436 from github/lildude/doc-n-opt-improvements
Document not to use replica
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backup and restore GitHub Enterprise 2.10 and earlier.
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2. Copy the [`backup.config-example`][3] file to `backup.config` and modify as
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necessary. The `GHE_HOSTNAME` value must be set to the GitHub Enterprise
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necessary. The `GHE_HOSTNAME` value must be set to the primary GitHub Enterprise
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host name. Additional options are available and documented in the
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configuration file but none are required for basic backup functionality.
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As the data on a High Availability replica may be in a transient state at the time of backup,
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Backup Utilities should not be used to backup data from a High Availability replica.
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* Backup Utilities will attempt to load the backup configuration from the following
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locations, in this order:
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