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The Backup History section displays incremental and differential backups up to the last
successful complete backup. Administrators can use this as a troubleshooting tool to see if the
last backup was successful and if not, which backups have failed. It also can be used to view
which incremental and differential backups are required for the most recent full restore. This
display does not necessarily match the backups stored in the _Backup folder.
Automatic backups create copies of metadata files, but do not create copies of the assets. You
need to use a different process, such as tape backup, to back up your assets, as described in
“Recommendations for Backup Configuration” on page 31
.
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Only _Database and _PropertyStore are backed up through the Interplay Administrator
backup process. Other directories, such as _Master, need to be backed up through a
different process.
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The _PropertyStore folder is critical if you need to completely restore Av id as sets. Avi d
recommends that you schedule a Complete backup once a week and a Fast backup (either
Incremental or Differential) daily.
By default, backups are stored in the following folder:
\\InterplayEngine\workgroup_Databases\AvidWG\_Backup
You can specify another location, including shared storage. Make sure the Server Execution User
has read/write access this location. For more information, see
“Recommendations for Backup
Configuration” on page 31
.
For information on restoring a database, see
“Restoring a Complete Backup or a Fast Backup”
on page 43
.
To schedule database backups:
1. In the Database section of the Interplay Administrator window, click the Schedule Backups
icon.
The Schedule Backups view opens.