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Creating and Restoring Database Backups
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To make a backup copy of the database on a cluster system:
1. Open the Interplay Administration tool.
2. Use the following steps to lock the database:
a. Click Lock/Unlock Databases.
b. Select the database in the Unlocked Databases list.
c. Click Lock Database.
3. Click Menu and click Manage Databases.
4. Select the AvidWG database and click Deactivate. Select AvidAM for an Archive Engine.
5. Close the Interplay Administration tool.
6. Click Start and select Programs > Administrative Tools > Cluster Administrator.
7. Open the Groups folder.
8. Select the Avid Workgroup Server group.
9. Select the Avid Workgroup Engine Monitor resource and take it offline.
10. If you performed the previous step correctly, drive S: should still be accessible within the
Windows environment. If it is not available, use the Cluster Administration tool to put drive
S: online by clicking on the disk resource within the “Avid Workgroup Server Group” and
selecting online.
11. Use a backup tool to make a copy of the following folders and record their location.
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On cluster systems, Avid recommends that you specify \\?\d:\backup as the path for Interplay
backups.See “Recommendations for Backup Configuration” on page 31.
Interplay Engine or Interplay Archive Engine
Folder Name Default Location
AvidWG (Interplay Engine database)
AvidAM (Archive Engine database)
S:\Workgroup_Databases\AvidWG
S:\Workgroup_Databases\AvidAM
_InternalData (user database if engine is a
Central Configuration Server)
S:\Workgroup_Databases\_InternalData