Apple Final Cut Server User Manual
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Chapter 7
Backing Up Final Cut Server
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The goal of backing up your Final Cut Server catalog is to be able to return to a
known state should there be a catastrophic failure, such as a hard disk failure.
Following is an example of the steps you could take to recover from a hard disk
failure on your server computer.
Step 1:
Reinstall Mac OS X on the computer
The first step toward recovering from a hard disk failure is to reinstall the
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard operating system.
Step 2:
Configure your groups as they were previously
Once restored, Final Cut Server will expect the same groups to be available that were in
use previously.
Step 3:
Restore your Proxy and Version files
If you backed up the Proxy and Version files at the same time that you last backed up
the Final Cut Server catalog (as suggested previously), you need to restore these files.
These must appear exactly as they did when you last backed up Final Cut Server, in
exactly the same folder location relative to the hard disk’s root folder. Final Cut Server
automatically reconnects to these when its catalog is restored.
Step 4:
Install Final Cut Server
You need to reinstall Final Cut Server from the original installation disc. Any settings
you configure during the installation process, such as the location for the proxy server,
are changed back to the previously backed up settings once you restore the
Final Cut Server catalog.
Important:
The backup files are specific to the version of Final Cut Server being used
when the files are saved. Before you can restore a backup file, you must make sure that
the Final Cut Server version is exactly the same as when the backup file was created.
This may mean using Software Update after installing Final Cut Server from your
original installation disc.
Be sure to deselect the “Catalog Media device automatically” item in the
Final Cut Server installer’s Settings for Profile pane to ensure that no automations begin
running while you are in the process of restoring your catalog. See “
” on page 24 for more information.
Step 5:
Restore the previous Final Cut Server catalog
Once the Final Cut Server installation is finished, you can click the Restore button in the
Backup pane of Final Cut Server System Preferences. This configures Final Cut Server to
the same state it was in during that backup process.
Note: You may need to reset network passwords for devices that require them.