You back up the Directory database from Server
Admin.
What you should know
There are restrictions regarding the backup and restore of the Directory database when
the
Mirroring failover mode is enabled. For more information, refer to the Microsoft
SQL Server Database Mirroring documentation.
Procedure
-
Log on
to Server
Admin on your computer using a
web browser.
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From the server list, select the main server ().
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Click Database properties () and configure the backup settings:
- Destination folder
- Path to the backup folder relative to the server performing the backup. By default, databases are backed up to
C:\SecurityCenterBackup on the database server, and configuration
files are backed up to the same folder on the server hosting the role. If the folder does
not exist, it will be created. To save your backups on a shared network drive, enter the
path manually, and ensure that both the Genetec™
Server service user and the SQL Server
service user have write access to that location.
- Compress backup file
- (Optional) Select this option to create a ZIP file instead of a BAK file. If you
select this option, you need to unzip the backup file before you can restore it.
IMPORTANT: The Compress backup
file option only works if the database is local to the server hosting
the role.
- Enable automatic backup
- (Optional but recommended) Select this option to enable automatic backup on a
schedule. Specify the frequency and time of the backup, and how many backup files
you want to keep.
NOTE: Backup files you create
manually are not counted in the number of retained backup files.
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Click
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Click Backup/Restore () and then click Backup now.
The backup starts and the progress is shown in the dialog box.
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When the task is completed, click OK.
Results
A backup file is created in the backup folder with the file extension BAK (or ZIP if the
Compress backup file option was selected). The name of the file is
the database name, followed by “_ManualBackup_”, and the current date and time.