The following example schedules a restore as a task to begin immediately while OpenDJ directory server is online. $ restore -p 4444 -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w password -d /path/to/opendj/bak -I 20110613080032 -t 0 Restore task 20110613155052932 scheduled to start Jun 13, 2011 3:50:52 PM CEST The following example restores data while OpenDJ is offline. $ stop-ds Stopping Server... ... $ restore --backupDirectory /path/to/opendj/bak/userRoot \ --listBackups Backup ID: 20120928102414Z Backup Date: 28/Sep/2012:12:24:17 +0200 Is Incremental: false Is Compressed: false Is Encrypted: false Has Unsigned Hash: false Has Signed Hash: false Dependent Upon: none $ restore --backupDirectory /path/to/opendj/bak/userRoot \ --backupID 20120928102414Z [28/Sep/2012:12:26:20 +0200] ... msg=Restored: 00000000.jdb (size 355179) $ start-ds [28/Sep/2012:12:27:29 +0200] ... The Directory Server has started successfully