How to backup/restore the configuration and data from GMS/Analyzer (Windows)

This section article helps you with the creation of snapshots of configuration and data on your system.

NOTE: a minimum of 10GB of free disk space is required to perform a backup/restore operation. Navigate to the System | Status page to verify available disk space.

How to create a Backup Snapshot:

1. Login to the system interface of the Analyzer. (http://127.0.0.1/appliance/applianceMainPage)
2. Navigate to System | Backup/Restore. Click on Backup Now.
• Basic contains "Configuration Files & Add Unit.xml files"
• Application contains "Configuration Files, Add Unit.xml files, Database & Settings"
• Complete contains "Configuration Files, Add Unit.xml files, Database & Settings and Reporting Database"
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  NOTE: Application and Complete backups can only be restored to the same version they were generated from.
  1. Login to the system interface of GMS or Analyzer.
  2. Navigate to System | Backup/Restore. Click on Browse
  3. Browse and select the Backup Snapshot file, once the file is selected click on Restore Now
  4. The Restore will take few minutes depending on the size of the backup.
  5. After successful reboot, the configuration and database from the backup will be applied to GMS/Analyzer.
  6. If the restoration is supposed to be done on a different server, while creating the Database, the username & password should be the same as used on the old server.