Extract WebGISDR file for individual ArcGIS Enterprise component restoration

Summary

The Web GIS Disaster Recovery (WebGISDR) utility in ArcGIS Enterprise creates a consolidated backup file with the .webgissite extension. This file includes backups of the individual ArcGIS Enterprise components:

• Portal for ArcGIS (.portalsite) — a site export backup of the portal component.
• ArcGIS Server (.agssite) — a site export backup of the server component.
• ArcGIS Data Store — a backup created using the backupdatastore utility, which generates a backup of the data store's databases and associated content.

In certain scenarios, administrators may need to restore only a single component rather than the entire deployment to minimize downtime when only one component is corrupted. The .webgissite file is a compressed backup package that contains the individual backup files for each ArcGIS Enterprise component. So it can be opened and extracted using 7-Zip to access individual component backups. This article outlines the procedure to extract component-level backups from a WebGISDR .webgissite file using 7-Zip to restore individual ArcGIS Enterprise components.

Note:
The Web GIS Disaster Recovery (WebGISDR) utility is designed to restore the entire ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. Extracting and restoring individual components from a .webgissite backup must only be performed in specific recovery scenarios and may lead to inconsistencies if the components are not synchronized.

Procedure

Note: 
Ensure 7-Zip is installed on the machine before starting.

1. Navigate to the backup location specified in the WebGISDR properties file (BACKUP_LOCATION parameter).
2. Identify the .webgissite file generated by the WebGISDR export operation.
3. Right-click the .webgissite file, select 7-Zip, and click Open archive.
4. Locate the component folder inside the archive.
   • datastore (contains the ArcGIS Data Store backup files)
   • portal (contains the .portalsite file)
   • server (contains the .agssite file)
5. Extract the required backup file.
   1. Open the folder corresponding to the required component (for example, server).
   2. Select the relevant backup file (for example, the .agssite file).
   3. Click Extract on the 7-Zip toolbar.
   4. Choose a destination directory.
   5. Click OK to complete the extraction.
6. Restore the individual components.
   • Use the Import Site operation in the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory to restore the .agssite file.
   • Use the Import Site operation in the Portal Administrator Directory to restore the .portalsite file.
   • Use the restoredatastore utility to restore the ArcGIS Data Store backup.