Backing up and restoring HP SIM 5.2 or greater data files in a Windows environment

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2. Save any existing user-supplied (custom) files contained in the HP SIM directory tree such as tool
definition files (TDEFs), Management Information Bases (MIBs), login prompt, actions, etc.
3. Save the OpenSSH Keys from the <OpenSSH Install path>\etc folder.
4. Save any custom support packs used by the Version Control Repository manager (VCRM).
5. Save any data files corresponding to any plug-in utilities used with HP SIM. See the documentation
of the applicable plug-in utility for actual file names/locations.
Backing up the HP SIM database:
1. From the Windows, select Start>Microsoft SQL Server 2005>SQL Server Management
Studio Express.
2. The SQL Server 2005 window is displayed as in Figure 5.
Figure 5:
3. Click on Connect.
4. Click on Database , select the database named Insight_v* right click on Insight_v*->tasks-
>backup a window pops up as in figure 6.
5. In the destination field, click Add, select a location (such as disk or tape) for storing the backup
copy of database, and then click OK to initiate the backup.