Tariscope 4.x. Administrator's guide
Chapter 4. Tariscope Maintenance
4.2. The Tariscope database backup
This Tariscope feature provides the Tariscope database backup into an external file.
The backup can be used either automatically on schedule, or manually at any time. There are two possible options to backup:
- Full backup, when the entire Tariscope database is copied,
- Differential backup, when only the data that is changed is copied.
The differential backup is faster then the full backup and the backup file has less volume.
To perform the manual backup, use the Tariscope program. In the configuration tree, select the Backups branch. As a result, the program window will be as shown in Figure 4.2.1.
Figure 4.2.1
For choice of backup option, click on the right part on the Create database backup (Full) button. Menu appears that contains two items:
- Create full backup,
- Create differential backup.
Select the required item. The Save as window appears where you should choose a folder to save the backup. By default, the file name is offered in the following format: YYYYMMDD_HhmmSS, where:
YYYY is the current year,
ММ is the current month,
DD is the current day,
HH is the current hour,
mm is the current minute,
SS is the current second.
If you wish you can change the file name.
Select the desired folder and, click Save.
The results of the backup and restore of the database are displayed in the Backup history table. The table contains the following columns:
- Description. Displays a brief description of the performed action.
- Date. Displays the date and time when the action was performed.
- Type. For backup the operation type is displayed: full or differential.
- File name. Displays a path and file name of the backup.
- Result. The operation result is displayed.
You can change the value of the Description column. To do this, place the cursor on the desired entry and right-click. Menu appears as shown in Figure 4.2.2. Select the Edit description item. Change the description.
Figure 4.2.2
To clear the backup history, select Clear backup history menu item.
If necessary, you can export the backup history to an external file using one of the formats shown in the figure 4.2.2.
For automatic backup, create a task in the Tariscope Tasks page (see the section 3.18).
The Tariscope administrator depending on the operating conditions should itself decide on the periodicity of the backup operation. In general, we recommend to carry out daily backup.
