RC-E User Manual
Backup, Restore and Move System Configuration
Network SQL Server:
If you are storing your RC-E system's configuration in a database on an existing SQL
2005 or 2008 Server on your network, you can simply point to the database's location on that SQL Server when
installing the management server software on your new management server. In that case, only the following
paragraph about management server hostname and IP address applies and you should ignore the rest of this
topic:
Management server hostname and IP address:
When you move the management server from one
physical server to another physical server, it is by far the easiest to give the new server the same hostname
and IP address as the old one. This is due to the fact that the recording server will connect to the hostname
and IP address of the old management server. In case the new management server has been given a new
hostname and/or IP address, the recording server will not be able to find the management server. Manually
stop each recording server in your system, change their management server URL, and when done, restart
them.
SQL Server Express Edition:
If you are storing your RC-E system's configuration in a SQL Server Express
Edition database on the management server itself, it is important that you back up the existing management
server's system configuration database before the move. By backing up the database, and subsequently
restoring it on the new server, you will avoid have to reconfigure your cameras, rules, time profiles, etc. after the
move.
Some of this prerequisite information is only relevant for users of SQL Server Express Edition.
If you use any other
SQL setup, ask your IT department for backup details.
Prerequisites
Your RC-E software installation file for installation on the new management server
.
Your initial license (.lic) file
, i.e. the one you used when initially installing RC-E , not the .lic file which is the
result of your license activation (see "Activate Licenses" on page 43). License activation is, among other things,
based on the specific hardware on which the activation took place; therefore an activated .lic file cannot be
reused when moving to a new server. Note that if you are also upgrading your RC-E software in connection with
the move, you will have received a new initial .lic file together with your new Software License Code (SLC).
SQL Server Express Edition users only: Microsoft
®
SQL Server Management Studio Express
, a tool
downloadable for free from www.microsoft.com/downloads. Among its many features for managing SQL Server
Express databases are some easy-to-use backup and restoration features. Download and install the tool on your
existing management server
and
on the server which will be your future management server (you will need it for
the entire copy process (backup as well as restoration)).
Management server hostname and IP address:
When you move the management server from one
physical server to another physical server, it is by far the easiest to give the new server the same hostname
and IP address as the old one. This is due to the fact that the recording server will connect to the hostname
and IP address of the old management server. In case the new management server has been given a new
hostname and/or IP address, the recording server will not be able to find the management server. Manually
stop each recording server in your system, change their management server URL, and when done, restart
them.
Moving System Configuration:
Moving your system configuration is a three step process:
1. First you make a copy of your system configuration (identical to making a scheduled backup (see "Scheduled
Backup & Restore of System Configuration" on page 183))
2. Then you install the new management server on the new server (see scheduled backup (see "Scheduled
Backup & Restore of System Configuration" on page 183), step 2)
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