Recovering the backup application server
Restore the backup of your BigFix Compliance Analytics application server.
Procedure
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Install the same version of SQL Server that was previously used in either a
previous application server computer or a new computer.
Note: If you used Mixed Mode Authentication on the previous application server, you must enable it for your new SQL installation.
- Restore the BFC_Analytics databases from backup.
- Install the application server. Use the same version of the application installation binary as was previously used.
- At the end of installation, skip the launch web configuration step. Instead, go to NT Services Manager and stop 'BigFix Compliance Analytics' service.
- Restore/Replace the backed up configuration and log files and folders. Create the directory structure as needed.
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Go to NT Services
Manager
and start the BigFix Compliance Analytics service.
Ensure that the new application server computer can access the following datasources: BFEnterprise and BESReporting. For NT Auth to access the BFC_Analytics and BFEnterprise databases, ensure that the service user has the necessary DB/File access rights).