NoPublic, bureaucrat, administrator
6,632
edits
Changes
no edit summary
{{Note | Because the geodatabase is built on a per-client basis, it is also recommended to launch the client on the server to fully update the geodatabase prior to backing it up. }}
To back up IMSMA data:
<li>Right-click the IMSMA Control Centre icon that is displayed in the lower, right corner of your Window’s desktop.</li>
[[Image:Backup Restore menu.png|center]]
<li>Select '''Backup'''.</li>
[[Image:Backup.png|center|400px|''IMSMA Backup window'']]
<div align="center">
''IMSMA Backup window''
</div></li>
<li>In the IMSMA Backup window, click the [[Image:DestDir.png]] button next to the Destination Directory field. The Open window displays.</li>
* To store the backup on the same computer as the database is on, is '''not''' a secure place.
* Click the ''Open'' button. The name of the folder displays in the Destination Directory field. </li>
<li>In the ''Include in addition to IMSMA Database'' section of the Backup window, check the checkbox ([[Image:CheckedBoxIcon.png]]) next to each item to back up. If you do not check any items, only the IMSMA database and the attachments will be backed up. See the following table for a description of the type of information that is backed up with each file.</li>
<center>
<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li>
{{Note| It is possible to change the database password with SQL software.}}
<li>Enter the database password.</li><br />
[[Image:Imsma pwd.png|center|300px|''Enter the password'']]
<div align="center">
''Enter the password''
</div></li><li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. Backup_2016_10_01_17_45_15Backup_2014_10_01_17_45_15). </li>
[[Image:Backup_completed.png|center|500px|''Backup went well'']]
<div align="center">
''Backup went well''
</div></li>
<li>Click the '''Close''' button.</li>
<li>Verify the result of the backup.</li>
[[Image:Backup_result.png|center|500px|''Verify that the backup went well'']]
<div align="center">
''Is the expected result there?''
</div></li></ol>
==Errors during backup==
</div>
Example of another error message in the Console log: ''ava.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1'' This is an indication that something is not correct with e.g. '''[[IMSMA Client Configuration Tool | IMSMA Client variables]]''' or '''[[Environment Variables | Environment variables]]''' on the computer. {{NavBox How To BackupManage Information}}
[[Category:NAA]]
