Backing Up and Restoring AccuSync Configurations

The AccuSync Configuration database contains all the information about your AccuSync Configurations
-- connection settings, synchronization patterns, mapping definitions, and so on. The AccuSync Configuration database is created in the db directory where you installed AccuSync (c:\Program Files (x86)\AccuSync\db, for example).

It is important to back up the AccuSync Configuration database using the backup utility that is installed with AccuSync. Backup and restore utilities are located in the bin directory where you installed AccuSync (c:\Program Files (x86)\AccuSync\bin, for example). Utilities are provided for both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Backing Up an AccuSync Configuration

IMPORTANT: Create a back up of your AccuSync Configuration in these situations:

•	After you have performed an initial synchronization and are satisfied that AccuSync is synchronizing your issue records as expected.

•	After you make any change to an existing synchronization (changing connection settings or your schema, for example).

•	Before upgrading to a newer AccuSync version.

When you back up an AccuSync Configuration, AccuSync creates a backup directory where you installed AccuSync (c:\Program Files (x86)\AccuSync\backup, for example). Each backup is created in its own directory with the name <timestamp>_<name>, using a name you give it. For example, 2011-03-14_13-52.28_acme, where acme is the name you provided to the backup utility. The <timestamp> has the format yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm.ss.

Note: The backup utility does not back up other AccuSync directories like bin, conf, and transformers.

Running the Backup Utility

Note: The location of the Backup command assumes that you accepted the Shortcut Folder default values during installation.

To run the backup utility:

1.	Stop the AccuSync server.

See Stopping the AccuSync™ Server if you need help with this step.

2.	Start the backup utility:

•	In Windows: Click Start > All Programs > AccuSync > AccuSync Backup.

•	In Linux: Click the AccuSync_Backup shortcut on your desktop.

•	From the console: Navigate to the bin directory where you installed AccuSync and run the backup.bat (Windows) or backup.sh (Linux) file.

Regardless of how you start the backup utility, AccuSync opens a console that displays a message reminding you to stop the AccuSync server and the following prompt:

Do you want to back up the default /db in the AccuSync installation directory?
(Y/N):

3.	Type y at the prompt and press Enter.

The backup utility displays the prompt:

Enter the name for the backup:

4.	Type a name for the backup and press Enter to continue.

The backup utility creates the backup directory in the AccuSync backup directory (c:\Program Files (x86)\AccuSync\backup\2011-03-14_13-52.28_acme, for example).

5.	Restart the AccuSync server.

See Starting the AccuSync™ Server if you need help with this step.

Restoring an AccuSync Configuration

When you restore an AccuSync Configuration, AccuSync overwrites the existing \db directory with the database backup you specify.

Running the Restore Utility

Note: The location of the Restore command assumes that you accepted the Shortcut Folder default values during installation.

To run the restore utility:

1.	Stop the AccuSync server.

See Stopping the AccuSync™ Server if you need help with this step.

2.	Start the restore utility:

•	In Windows: Click Start > All Programs > AccuSync > AccuSync Restore.

•	In Linux: Click the AccuSync_Restore shortcut on your desktop.

•	From the console: Navigate to the bin directory where you installed AccuSync and run the restore.bat (Windows) or restore.sh (Linux) file.

Regardless of how you start the restore utility, AccuSync opens a console that displays a message reminding you to stop the AccuSync server. It then displays all the backups in the AccuSync backup directory in an ordered list (the order in which they were created). The following prompt appears:

Select the backup you want to restore:

3.	Type the number associated with the backup you want to restore and press Enter.

The db directory is restored to the AccuSync installation directory (c:\Program Files (x86)\AccuSync\db, for example).

4.	Restart the AccuSync server.

See Starting the AccuSync™ Server if you need help with this step.