Creating a Database Backup
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Revision as of 23:32, 6 June 2014
Overview
This article covers how to create a Database backup in CMS 8.0 or later.
Setting up CMS to create a daily backup
To have CMS automatically create a backup of your database to a specified folder, please follow the instructions below.
- Log into your PCI Administration account
- Select the PCI Administration drop down menu
- Select Administration
- Select Daily Backup
- Select 'Perform the daily backup at the time and in the folder specified below'
- Under Time to Backup, set the time you wish the backup to be created at.
- Check mark 'Truncate the log'
- Under 'Folder in which to create backup image' select Browse
- Highlight the folder you wish to create the backup in (Please note: The Sybase service, which by default runs as LocalSystem, cannot access network drives, only local.)
- Select Ok
- Select Save these settings now.
CMS will now create a backup to that specified folder, every day, at the time you have specified.
How to have CMS create an immediate backup of your database
- Log into your PCI Administration account
- Select the PCI Administration drop down menu
- Select Administration
- Select Daily Backup
- Under 'Folder in which to create backup image' select Browse
- Highlight the folder you wish to create the backup in (Please note: CMS can NOT Create a backup to a networked drive, only local drives)
- Select Ok
- Select 'Immediately create a Backup Image in the specified folder'
CMS will create a backup to the folder you have specified.
