2.3.2.4.1 Backing Up Using the Backup Option

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.

Perform the following procedure to initiate a server backup:

1. From the Upgrade page, select the appropriate server group tab that contains the target servers.
   Target servers are displayed in the work area.
2. Optional: If you would like to selectively back up individual servers, highlight the servers from the listing.

   Note:

   If you would like to back up the entire server group, leave all servers unselected.
3. Click Backup.
4. 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).
5. 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 servers.