Backup Agent Plug-in Installation Manual Theater Management Suite R59770810/00 06/11/2012
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1. Backup Agent Plug-in Installation 1. BACKUP AGENT PLUG-IN INSTALLATION About Backup Agent "Backup Agent" is a windows service that performs scheduled backup of all data managed on a TMS server in order to be able to restore this data in case of problem (server swap, failure). This service starts when the operating system is booted and run in the background as long as the operating system is running.
1. Backup Agent Plug-in Installation Procedure overview 1. Perform the plug-in installation by choosing one of two possible deployment methods: - Perform the installation provided by the integrator. See "Plug-in installation provided by the integrator", page 2 . - Perform the installation from USB media. See "Plug-in installation from USB media", page 2 . 2. Perform the “Backup Agent” setting. See "Setting of “Backup Agent” service", page 3 . 3. Launch the first backup.
1. Backup Agent Plug-in Installation 1.6 Setting of “Backup Agent” service What has to be done? The setting of the "Backup agent" service consists in setting the parameters for FTP backup and validate a backup scheduling. Workflow 1. Shutdown the server with the normal procedure. 2. Press the power button on the front panel and keep down the "Shift" key on the keyboard during the server startup. 3.
1. Backup Agent Plug-in Installation Image 1-3 11. You can keep or change automatic backup scheduling. For further details see the appendix at the end of the document, "Details of the Backup Schedule tab", page 7 . Two automatic backup are provided by default: the first at 1am and the second at 1pm. 12.Push on “Save” button if you have made changes. 1.
1. Backup Agent Plug-in Installation 4. Press “OK”. 5. It takes a few minutes for the “Backup agent” to realize the following steps: - Check the system integrity. - Stop applications and services that access the system data bases. - Compress and copy system files in the backup directories (Local and FTP). You can check the progress of these stages with the status bar situated at the bottom of the interface of the Backup agent. Image 1-6 6. Push on the “Backup Application” button. 7.
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2. Annexes 2. ANNEXES Overview • Details of the Configuration tab • Details of the Backup Schedule tab 2.1 Details of the Configuration tab Configuration panel The “configuration” panel is used to set the FTP server parameters and change some minor behavior of the user interface. Image 2-1 Fields and buttons description 1. Host: IP address of the FTP server where you want to store the backup file. 2. Username: User name of the FTP server. 3. Password: Password of the FTP server. 4.
2. Annexes Image 2-2 Fields and buttons description 1. Ordered list of programed backup times. 2. Time after the start of the application for which the backup is prohibited. A backup scheduled in that time will not be executed. 3. Use this field to indicate a new scheduled backup (HH24:MM). 4. Push on this button to add the new scheduled backup in the ordered list of programed backup. 5. Use this field to indicate a start time of a range of new scheduled backups (HH24:MM). 6.
