Exporting the database, Exporting, The database – HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition Software User Manual
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d. Stop the HP Systems Insight Manager service so that it cannot access the database. It is very
important that the HP Systems Insight Manager service does not access the database before
you are finished with changing the password for the database.
2.
Access the Database Admin Utility as described in ”
Accessing the Database Admin Utility
3.
Click Change Passwords in the left pane.
4.
Select an account name from the User Name box.
5.
Type the current password in the Old Password box.
6.
Type the new password in the New Password box.
7.
Retype the password in the Confirm Password box.
8.
Click Change.
The Database Admin Utility changes the password for the specified account.
Exporting the Database
Use the Database Admin Utility to save the database in a format that can be imported.
IMPORTANT:
Do not use the export database feature for backing up the server. If you are
interested in backing up the database for disaster recovery, see ”
To export the database:
1.
Access the Database Admin Utility as described in ”
Accessing the Database Admin Utility
2.
Select one of the following check boxes depending on the data you want to export:
• Export SE Schema—Specifies to export the Storage Essentials data.
• Export HPSIM Schema—Specifies to export the HP System Insight Manager data.
3.
Click Export Database in the left pane.
4.
Click Browse to select a file path, enter a file name in the File name box, and click Open.
IMPORTANT:
Select a directory outside of the directory tree of the management server.
Then if you remove the management server, you will not lose the saved database.
The file name with its path is displayed in the Database Admin Utility. The .zip file extension is
automatically added to the file name.
5.
Enter the password of the SYSTEM account. The default password of the SYSTEM account is
manager.
You are notified when the database process is complete.
6.
Select Clear Report Cache if you do not want the report cache to be included with the database
you are exporting. When a user imports this database, the report cache will be empty until it is
refreshed (Reports > Storage Essentials > Report Configuration > Report Cache). This option may