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Install the server software.
See Installing the server and the console on page 35.
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If you do not restore the database, log on to the console, and then import your
license files.
See Importing a license on page 107.
If you restore the database, the license files are restored with the database.
See Restoring the database on page 151.
Restoring the database
You must restore the database using the same version of Symantec Protection
Center that you used to back up the database. The database restore might take
several minutes to complete.
You can restore the database on the same computer on which it was installed
originally. You can install the database on a different computer.
Review the instructions before you restore the database.
To restore the database on the same computer
1
On the computer that runs Symantec Protection Center, on the Start menu,
click Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
2
In the Services window, click Symantec Protection Center, and then click
Stop.
Do not close the Services window.
3
Create the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Protection Center\data\backup
4
Copy the backup database file to the directory.
By default, the backup database file is named date_timestamp.zip.
5
On the Start menu, click All Programs > Symantec Protection Center >
Symantec Protection Center Tools > Database Back Up and Restore.
6
In the Database Back Up and Restore dialog box, click Restore.
7
Click Yes to confirm the database restoration.
8
In the Restore Site dialog box, select the backup database file, and then click
OK.
9
Click OK.
10
Click Exit.
151Managing disaster recovery
Restoring the database