Manual Project Backup from the Management Platform

Scenario
You want to make a manual backup of the project data at regular time intervals from the management platform as automatic data backup is not set up.

  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Select Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server.
  • The Operation/Extended Operation tab displays the Main Server properties.
  1. (Optional) Modify one or more of the following:
  • In the Backup Destination field, enter a valid destination path and click Apply.
    NOTE: If you enter an invalid path, the backup will fail (Backup Status will display Last Backup Failed).
  • In the Backup Timeout field, enter a value (or use the slider on the left) and click Apply.
    The default value is 20 min. You can modify the timeout value, to the maximum of 120 min.
  • In the Maximum number of stored backups field, enter a value to change the default value of 110 and click Apply.
    NOTE: This setting has a critical impact on the required volume of the storage media.
  • In the Overwrite Backup Folder field, select True or False and click Apply. By default, this field is set to False. This feature has no impact on the maximum number of stored backups setting.
    True: If this value is set to True then, the backup is created in a folder named Backup and will be overwritten with the next backup execution. It means that the folder Backup always contains the newest project backup that can be used in situations where you need to copy the most recent project backup to an external storage medium. If the Backup folder already exists, it will be renamed at the moment of the next backup process with the time stamp (backup_date and backup_time) available in the Backup_info.ini file of the backup itself. Be aware that for backup_time, UTC time is used.
    False: If this value is set to False, then the backup is created in a new folder having the YYMMDD-hhmm format. The time used is the local time.
  1. Click Start.
  • The backup status displays In Progress; Component for the component currently backed up; Progress displays the backup completion percentage. When the backup completes and it is successful, the backup status changes to Last Backup Succeeded, and indicates the backup date. The project is available on the server at the given destination path.
  • During the backup process the Backup Activity shows the status of Starting, followed by Internal Backup to Data Base Backup along with a progress indication with dotted lines. After the backup the Backup Activity remains empty without indications.
  • Once the backup starts, click Cancel if you want to stop the operation. The backup status changes to Cancelling. When the stop operation completes, the backup status changes to Last Backup Cancelled. The directory created is removed from the Main Server.

Tips

  • If the backup timeout is exceeded, the backup is stopped and its status displays the error Last Backup Failed for Timeout Expiration.
  • If the system crashes during the backup operation, the backup status displays Last Backup Failed, but the directory containing the interrupted backup is not removed. You should remove any failed backup files. See the System Administrator for details.