{{Note | It is advised to plan when to take the backup carefully so the usage of IMSMA is not hindered and the backup is successful. If the backup is scheduled during the night then it is important to very the next day that the backup was completed successfully. }}
{{Warning | This script '''only''' takes backup of the database and the attachments.}}
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<li> Take a decision on how the It is strongly recommended to '''[[Shutdown IMSMA Server | shutdown]]''' of the IMSMA server will be implementedbefore the backup is starting.
<li>Modify the following script by replacing ''xyz'' at '''SIX''' places with the folder where you would like the backup folder to be created.
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It is advised also possible to plan when to take '''[[Start-up IMSMA Server | start-up the backup carefully, i.e. it is best during the night when no one is accessing and entering data into {{IMSMANG}}, as this might lead to inconsistenciesIMSMA Server]]''' with a bat-file.