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--- app_store_connect:how_to_back-up_the_big_data_service [2017/08/08 15:44] – su
+++ app_store_connect:how_to_back-up_the_big_data_service [2018/08/24 09:53] – su
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-====== How to Back up the Big Data Service ======
-To protect against accidental data loss or corruption, download the Backup utility from the App Store
+==== Instructions ====
- * [[https://appstore.intelligentplant.com/nuget/downloads/BackupUtility.zip|BackupUtility]]
+**1. Prepare Big Data Service for Backups**
-==== Instructions ====
+Before we can take a back-up, a configuration change is required. This modification is only required on initial set-up.
-**1. Stop the Big Data Service**
+If you have already downloaded, deployed and configured the Back-Up utility (or installed "App Store Connect" which includes the back-up utility) proceed to step 3.
+**1.1. Stop the Big Data Service**
 {{ :app_store_connect:backup00.png?nolink&600 |}}
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 Right click, then select “Stop”.
-**2. Set a back-up location**
+**1.2. Set a back-up location**
 Edit Elasticsearch configuration file: C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\Big Data\es\config\elasticsearch.yml
-//(This is a text file using YAML format and that can be edited in any text editor.)//
+//This is a text file using YAML format and can be edited using Wordpad.//
 <code>
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 #Define Physical Repo for snapshots
 #More info: <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html>
-path.repo: "C:\\Temp\\Backup"
+path.repo: ["backup"]
 </code>
-Uncomment the path.repo entry (remove hash) and provide a filepath to your back-up location (e.g. "c:\temp\Backup").
+Uncomment the path.repo entry (remove hash) and enter a back up location (e.g. "backup").
+The suggested location ("backup") is relative to the big data service. The physical path is:
-**3. Restart the Big Data Service**
+//NB. The suggested location ("backup") is relative to the big data service. To store data to an explicit location use format "c:\\temp\\Backup" (with double back-slashes).//
+**1.3. Restart the Big Data Service**
 {{ :app_store_connect:backup02.png?nolink&600 |}}
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 Right click, then select “Start”.
-**4. Run Big Data Back Up Utiliy**
+**2. Download the Big Data Back Up Utility**
-Download and unzip the contents of the BackupUtility to your App Store Connect server. Open the folder and double click "BackupUtility.exe" to run.
+Download and unzip the contents of the BackupUtility to your App Store Connect server.
-{{ :app_store_connect:backup01.png?nolink&600 |}}
+  * [[https://appstore.intelligentplant.com/nuget/downloads/BackupUtility.zip|Download BackupUtility]]
-Enter "Snapshot".
+We suggest deploying the back-up utility to the Intelligent Plant programs folder:
+  * C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\BackupUtility
+**3. Take a Snapshot **
+Open the BackupUtility folder and double click "Snapshot.bat" to run.
+{{ :app_store_connect:backup01.png?nolink&600 |}}
 This creates a database restore point protecting against data corruption or accidental loss.
+The console window automatically closes after 10 seconds.
+** 3.1 Manage Snapshots (optional) **
+For advanced Snapshot management (create/delete/list/restore) open the BackupUtility manager: double click "BackupUtility.exe".
+{{ :app_store_connect:backup04.png?nolink&600 |}}
+==== 3 Archive back-up files ====
+To protect against hardware failure, the contents of the back-up folder should be copied to an alternative location.
+  * BackUp Folder: C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\Big Data\es\backup
-==== 5 Archive back-up files ====
-To protect against hardware failure, the contents of the back-up folder (defined in step 2) should be copied to an alternative location.