FAQ: Backup

When using powerKNOW a lot of valuable information is accumulated in the powerKNOW database. Therefore this database and all other components which could be changed should be backed up in regular intervals.

What to back up:

• Database
  One possible way to do this backup is:
  
  1. Shut down MSDE using the Control Panel.
  2. Using Windows Explorer navigate to the SQL Server Data Directory and make a backup copy of all files.
     In a default installation (using MSDE, MSDE installed by powerKNOW installer, parameters unchanged) this will be "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$PKNOW\data" (Path depends on OS language as well).
  3. Restart MSDE using the Control Panel.
  
  
  These informations should always be backed up while powerKNOW is not accessed by users.
  Please make sure the database and the fulltext index are backed up at the same time. Otherwise both can be out of sync after a potential restore.
  
  Additional infos about backup and restore of MSDE / SQL Server 2000 databases can be found at:

  http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps4q00_martin?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz
  

• Fulltext Index
  You have to backup the index directory and all it's subdirectories and files. The path of the index directory is configured with (ConfigKey: 'idxBasePath'). In a default installation this path is

  xxx\index

  'xxx' represents the path of the directory where powerKNOW has been installed (default under IIS: "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\powerKNOW", default under Cassini: "C:\Program Files\powerKNOW").
  
  These informations should be backed up while powerKNOW is not accessed by users.
  Please make sure the database and the fulltext index are backed up at the same time. Otherwise both can be out of sync after a potential restore.
  
  
• Configuration
  Configuration information is held in the following two files:

  xxx\web.config
  xxx\data\Config.config

  In both cases 'xxx' represents the path of the directory where powerKNOW has been installed (default under IIS: "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\powerKNOW", default under Cassini: "C:\Program Files\powerKNOW").
  
  
• Style sheets
  The style sheets reside in the directory

  xxx\GUI

  'xxx' represents the path of the directory where powerKNOW has been installed (default under IIS: "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\powerKNOW", default under Cassini: "C:\Program Files\powerKNOW").