<li>Take a backup of the {{IMSMANG}} database.
<li>Stop the TrayLauncher.
<li>Take a copy of the two main PostGreSQL configuration file files ''C:\IMSMAng\pgsql\data\pg_hba.conf'' and ''C:\IMSMAng\pgsql\data\postgresql.conf''.<li>If you have change configuration of the Staging area database These contain any custom configurations, e.g. opening it up the (staging area) database for MINT connection, you should take a copy of ''pg_hba.conf''allowing remote database access, etc.<li>If you have set up [[PgSQL_Replication|SQL replication]], you also should take a copy of ''C:\IMSMAng\pgsql\data\postgresqlrecovery.conf'' on the standby server, as well as the above mentioned configuration files on '''both the master and the standby server''recovery.conf''.
</ol>