Performing a full ACMP backup
Initial situation
It may happen that the installation or distribution of an ACMP update fails for various reasons. In this case, a full backup of ACMP should be made beforehand. The server database should be backed up first, followed by the server files.
Proceed as follows:
Backing up the server database
All ACMP components, if present, must be disabled beforehand so that they do not continue to write to the database during the backup and cause content loss.
1. Navigate to Windows Services. Disable the components present on your system. This will depend on the ACMP solutions you are using.
These may be the following:
| Components |
| ACMP AD Agent |
| ACMP AD Connector |
| ACMP Data Gateway |
| ACMP Network Boot |
| ACMP WMI Scanner |
| ACMP XML Importer |
| ACMP Server |
2. Switch to the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to back up the ACMP database.
3. Open the tree for the ACMP database, in this example ACMP > Databases > ACMP.
4. Right click on ACMP and navigate to Tasks > Backup.
Save database
5. A new window opens where you can select various settings for the backup.
Backup settings
6. Under Source you will see the selected ACMP database and the backup type Full.
Note:
Always leave the backup type set to Full! If the type is set to Differential, change it to Full so that a single backup of the database is sufficient.
7. Under Destination, specify the directory where the database backup will be saved.
8. Click OK to start the backup. You will receive a message when the backup is complete.
Note:
The database backup is a .bak file, which is a format for MS SQL Server.
Backup of the ACMP server directory
Independent of the ACMP database, the ACMP server files should also be backed up for a full backup.
1. Navigate to the ACMP Server directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Aagon\ACMP Server).
2. Copy this directory and save it as a ZIP folder if necessary.
Note:
Depending on the size of the file repository directory, it may be possible to remove it from the backup of the server directory, as these are not usually subject to change during an update. The exception is the OSD file repository. This should also be backed up.
However, if you have outsourced the file repository, i.e. stored the file repositories in a location other than C:\Program Files (x86)\Aagon\ACMP Server by default, then the corresponding directory must be backed up.
These steps complete a data backup for a backup.