RC-E User Manual
Backup, Restore and Move System Configuration
Backing up:
All relevant RC-E configuration files will be combined into one single .cnf file, which is saved at a specified location.
1. From the Management Client's menu bar, select
File, Backup Configuration....
2. Next, you are presented with an important note. Read the contents of the note. Click
Backup.
3. In the file save dialog, browse to the location where you want to store the configuration backup. Specify a
suitable file name, and click
Save.
4. Let
the
Backup Configuration
window finish. Click
Close.
Your backup is finished.
Restoring System Configuration (From Manual Back Up)
Important information:
Both the user installing and the user doing the restore must be local administrator on the management server
and
on the SQL server.
Except for your recording servers, RC-E will be completely shut down for the duration of the restore, which might
take some time.
A backup can only be restored on the RC-E installation where it was created. Furthermore, make sure that the
setup is as similar as possible to when the backup was made. Otherwise, the restore might fail.
If restoring fails during the validation phase, it
will
be possible to start the old configuration again (since no
change have been committed).
If restoring fails elsewhere in the process, rolling back to the old configuration is impossible.
As long as the backup file is not corrupted, it
will
however be possible to do another restore.
Restoring replaces the current configuration. This means that any configuration changes since last backup is lost.
No logs (including Audit logs (see "Manage Logs" on page 158)) are restored
Once restoring has started, it cannot be canceled.
Restoring:
1. Right-click
the
notification area's Management Server service icon and select
Restore Configuration....
2. Next, you are presented with an important note. Read the contents of the note. Click
Restore.
3. In the file open dialog, browse to the location of the configuration backup file, select it, and click
Open.
4. The
Restore Configuration
window will now run, showing progress and status information. Wait for it to finish
and click
Close.
Your restore is finished.
Move System Configuration to New Management Server
It can sometimes be necessary to move the RC-E management server installation from one physical server to
another. The management server stores your RC-E's system configuration in a database. If you are moving the
management server from one physical server to another, it is vital that you make sure that your new management
server also gets access to this database. The system configuration database can be stored in two different ways:
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