User`s guide

150 Guardall Director V4.74 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.4
Setting Backups to Occur
Automatically (Scheduled
Backups) v4.5
Beginning with Director V4.5, you can
set backups to occur automatically at
a scheduled time. Be sure to first do
at least one backup manually to
ensure there are no issues with the
target folder, etc.
Attention: The "Backup Folder" and "# of
days to Keep" values must be set through
the Director software. To view or change
these settings, refer to “Making a Database
'Backup' Using the Director Software”
(previous / above).
Steps:
1) Go to the desired workstation, and 'login' to
the Guardall Director software.
2) Access the database 'backup' feature:
 Select Database Maintenance from your
MyTools bar, or
;
 Click [Management] in the tree, and select
Database Maintenance.
3) Refer to the item-descriptions for this screen
while making your selections.
Automatic Backup
- Enable Automatic Backup: Select this to allow
setting backups to occur automatically.
Note: This will not be available until you select/enter a
backup folder.
- Frequency (days): This sets how often
scheduled backups will occur (i.e., once every X
days—per your selection).
- Start Time: This sets the starting time for the
scheduled backup.
- Next Start Date: This sets the date for the
first/next occurrence of the scheduled backup.
Attention: The "Backup Folder" and "# of days to
Keep" values must be set through the Director
software. To view or change these settings, refer to
“Making a Database 'Backup' Using the Director
Software” (previous / above).
Reverting to (Restoring) a Backup Copy
of the Guardall Director Database
If the Guardall Director database becomes
corrupted (such as due to lightning or power
failure), or lost (such as due to hard drive
failure), you can revert to a copy that was
created previously using the 'backup' feature.
In a client-server Guardall Director system, the
database restore feature is available only
through the server
PC.
A database backup can be restored only for the same
version of the Director software that created the
backup (although you can upgrade thereafter if
desired).
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Before restoring the Guardall Director
database, first:
1) Optional: Try running the check/repair utility on
your present database as described in a previous
topic / above (you may not need to revert to a
backup-copy).
2) Client-server systems
: Ensure that no copies of
the Guardall Director (or communications) software
are logged into the database (T
ools menu, "Who is
logged In");
3) Shut down Your Guardall Director (and
communications) software.
More:
For details on these tasks, refer to the topic on
checking & repairing the database (previous / above).
Note
: The communications software pertains to PCs
that connect with system panels--via cable, modem, or
IP-LAN/WAN (V3.3).
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Management Database Maintenance Backup 
With Director v4.5 - 4.6x, this feature appeared in the right-click menu
of the Director-Server (folder/keypad icon on the Windows taskbar).