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Step 2. Backup the FlexDeploy schemas and Artifact Repository. In case you need to back out FlexDeployof the upgrade, you can use these backup data.
For back-out purposes, it is highly recommended that a database backup of the database be taken using standard tools like RMAN for Oracle. Another option would be to export the FD, FD_ADMIN, and FF schemas using data pump. The schemas can be exported using the following data pump command for Oracle as shown below. Follow standard procedures for PostgreSQL and MySQL for database backup.
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