Use the following procedure to initiate a server backup.
Servers must be in an appropriate upgrade state before
initiating a backup. The appropriate upgrade states are
Backup Needed or
Ready.
Note:
Backup is not
available on the
Entire Site tab.
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Click
.
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Select the appropriate server group tab that
contains the target server(s).
Target server(s) are displayed in the work
area.
- Optional:
If you would like to selectively back up individual
servers, highlight the server(s) from the listing.
Note:
If you would like to back up the entire server
group, leave all servers unselected.
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Click
Backup.
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On the Upgrade [Backup] form, click
Exclude (to perform a full
backup of the COMCOL run environment, excluding the database parts specified in
the files) or
Do Not Exclude (to perform a
full backup of the COMCOL run environment without excluding any database parts,
which is a longer procedure and produces larger backup files).
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Click
OK to run the back up procedure.
The backup process saves server information in the
background for either all the servers that are available for backup, or just
for the selected server(s).