As most of you know, it is very important to have reliable backups. Unfortunately, running into an instance for having to restore a backup can happen to anyone. Anything can happen that would cause you to need to have to restore a backup. Some of the reasons to have to restore can include lose of power, hardware failure, fire, stolen equipment, etc. Below are some steps that can be taken to insure that you have a backup ready to go live in case you need it.
The first step is to create a complete backup. SOAPware comes with a backup utility called Data Manager. This tool will allow you to run and create backups of your SOAPware database. You can also setup scheduled backups to run nightly, weekly, and/or monthly. This tool will also allow you to be logged into SOAPware during the backups.
The next step is to make sure the backup you created is a good and complete backup. You can go about this a few ways. The first is to look at the logs that Data Manager creates. You can look through this log to make sure that during the backup that it finished successfully and error free. The second way to verify the backup was successful is to have a separate machine you can restore the backup you just created onto. I recommend you do both to double-check everything.
The last step is to store a copy of your backups in a safe place. After creating and verifying your backups are completed, you will need to put these backups somewhere where you can get to them in a timely manner but also where they will be out of harm’s way. I recommend putting these off site and away from the office.
If you follow these steps, you will be able to sleep better at night knowing all your hard work is safe and available for recovery in case of an unforeseen event.
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