User guide

Managing BCMS Vu Historical Data 4-25
Configuring and Managing the
BCMS Vu Software
Chapter 4
size of the historical database that you are using on a daily basis
relatively small.
Once you have archived the historical database, you can retrieve it in
one of several ways. You can install Server software in simulator mode
on a PC that points to the archived data and have a Client connect to this
“Server,” or you can use Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, or another
database tool to run reports and extract data from the archived database.
If you accepted the BCMS Vu software default file locations during the
installation, the folders or files that you must include in your regular
BCMS Vu backup are as follows:
Repairing the Database 4
The database records that have been downloaded and stored on your PC
hard disk can become corrupted.
Data Location
Historical database \Program Files\Lucent\
BCMS Vu\Server\Server Name
Historical Reports and Real-Time
Graph Reports
\Server PC Name\VuShare\Server
Name\Client Name
BCMS configuration downloaded
from the DEFINITY system
\Server PC Name\Program Files\
Lucent\BCMS Vu\Server\Server
Name
Thresholds and alerts
configuration settings
\Server PC Name\Program
Files\Lucent\BCMS
Vu\Server\Client Name
Note
The actual locations of the files depend on the paths you
specified in the installation of the software.