VBrick Systems VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.1 - Manual (Page 33)

Server Administration
VOD-W Admin Guide 25
any content. In order to back up content, you need a separate backup strategy and a robust
storage capability.
T To run an on-demand database backup:
1. Go to
Start > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks
.
2. Right-click on
dbbackup
and select
Run
.
3. When done, right-click on
dbdelete
and select
Run
.
4. (You can also modify the backup schedule as desired. Left-click on
dbbackup
and click
on the
Schedule
tab to modify the backup schedule.)
Database Restore
It is unlikely you will ever need to restore the database except in the context of a system crash
in which case you will need to restore the entire server (see Server Restore), including the
database.
T To restore the database:
1. Go to
C:\Database_Scripts
and double-click on
Restore_Database.bat
. This will restore
the most recent database backup file (
QVIDB_1.dat_bak
). To restore a different backup
file, edit
Restore_Database.sql
and then run the restore script.
2. Wait for the restore to complete, then go to
C:\Database_Scripts
and double-click on
Remove_Add_QVIDBUser.bat
. After this file runs, the database restore is complete.
Server Restore
VBrick and Dell installation CDs are shipped with the server in case the software ever needs
to be restored (see Reinstalling the Software on page 47 for complete details). Note that this
"Server Restore" refers to the server and operating system software only—not to the
database or to any content on the server.
Table 5. Installation CD Contents
Best Practices
• All video assets stored on the server should have backup copies available in the event of
disk corruption. This will allow for an easy restoral.
CD-ROM What it does
Dell Recovery CDs Restore the Windows 2003 Server Web Edition operating system.
VOD-W Server
Product CD Installs the following software:
• QuickVideo Content Server application.
• Multicast joiner service and SQL redistribution.
• Database backup utility.
• Configures IIS with ASP.NET, FTP, and creates an FTP account
with a home directory in
e:\StagingArea
• Demo content available. If restoring the server, you must use the
manual ingestion utility to ingest this content (see Manually
Ingesting Content on page 23 for details)
VOD-W License CD Contains a license file (matching your dongle key) that you will need
when reinstalling the VOD-W software.