Grass Valley Kaleido-X v.7.80 - Manual (Page 93)

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Restoring a Backup
Restoring a Database from a Backup
To restore a backup database
1 On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Restore backup.
The Select Backup window appears.
2 In Select Backup, navigate to the appropriate backup file (a ZIP archive, in the case of a
full database backup), select it, and then click Open.
A message appears prompting you to confirm your intention.
3 Click Yes.
4 Click OK to dismiss the message that appears once the operation has completed.
The former content of the local workspace is entirely replaced with data from the
backup.
Restoring Resolutions or Audio Scales from a Backup
To restore resolutions or audio scales from a backup
1 On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Restore backup.
The Select Backup window appears.
2 In Select Backup, navigate to the appropriate backup file (an XEdit collection file, with
a .xcol extension), select it, and then click Open.
The content of the local workspace is updated with data from the backup.
Creating a Single Multiviewer System
When first opening XEdit in offline mode, the database contains the default configuration
for a Kaleido-X (7RU) system, including a fully-populated frame (all cards present) as a
starting point. If you have a different multiviewer model—i.e., a Kaleido-IP, a Kaleido-
Note: When XEdit restores a database backup, it replaces the content of the
local workspace with data from the backup. This cannot be undone. Always
create a backup of the current data before restoring data from a different
source. See
Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently on page 119 for an
overview of the recommended workflow.
Note: XEdit will not prompt for confirmation.