With the release of PGP 11.0.1, the backup upload limit has increased substantially. If you are running into this limitation on an older version it is recommended to upgrade to the latest version.
Prior to PGP 11, due to a limitation of Apache, it was not possible to restore backups over 2 GB using the PGP Encryption Server's admin web portal (Symantec Encryption Management Server).
Starting with 11.0.1, the backups can now be up to 10GBs in size and uploaded to the admin web portal for restoration.
This article will show you how to restore backups larger than 10 GBs. Reach out to Symantec Encryption Support when in doubt or need any further guidance.
EPG-36415
Accessing the PGP Encryption Server command line for read-only purposes (such as to view settings, services, logs, processes, disk space, query the database, etc.) is supported. However, performing configuration modifications or customizations via the command line may void your Symantec Support agreement unless the following procedures are followed.
Any changes made to the server via the command line must be:
Changes made through the command line may not persist through reboots and may be incompatible with future releases.
To restore a backup larger than 10 GBs, use the steps outlined below:
pgpbackup --restore backupfile --done
EPG-36415, EPG-35317
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