Managing backups

At any time, you can archive event model data to the specified backup directory through the Portal. For example, if you are experimenting with Portal settings or performing significant modifications to your event definitions, you may wish to perform an on-demand backup before beginning to make these changes.

About this task

For more information on the directory where backups are stored and other settings, see Configuring Backup Settings.

Note: If backups take more than two minutes, you should consider scheduling during off-peak hours.

Procedure

From the Portal Management page, click the Backup & Restore link.
Click the Backup/Restore link.
The backup is generated and stored in the backup directory. An entry is listed in the Portal Management page.
- On the Report Server, this backup is stored in the specified backup directory and retained until a specified number of backups have been stored there.
  Note: If you wish to retain event model data backups for longer than the number of days specified in this setting, you must configure an task external to Discover to move these backups to a different directory. Older backups are purged from the directory by Discover.
- See Configuring Backup Settings.