XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualBackup and restore configurationAbout backup and restore of configurationsWe recommend that you make regular backups of your XProtect Express configuration (cameras, schedules,views, etc.) as a disaster recovery measure. While it is rare to lose your configuration, it can happen underunfortunate circumstances. Luckily, it takes only a minute to back up your existing configuration.Back up system configurationThe backup described here is a backup of your entire surveillance system setup (including, among other things,log files, event and Matrix configuration, restore points, view groups, and Management Application, and SmartClient configuration). Alternatively, you can export your configuration as a backup (see "Export and importmanagement application configuration" on page 160), which is limited to the the Management Applicationconfiguration.The following describes how to back up your configuration in XProtect Express 1.0.If you need information about how to back up a configuration from an earlier version of XProtect Express—atypical need when upgrading—see Upgrade from a previous version (on page 33).In the following, we assume that you have not changed the XProtect Express default configuration path (see"Configure default file paths" on page 166), which is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance on servers running Windows ® XP or Windows Server 2003, andC:\Program Data\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance on servers running all other supported operating systems.If you have changed the default configuration path, you must take your changes into consideration when using themethod described in the following.To back up:1. If XProtect Express is used on a server running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, make a copy ofthe folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Milestone\Milestone Surveillanceand all of its content.If XProtect Express is used on a server running any other supported operating system, make a copy ofthe folder C:\Program Data\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance and all of its content.2. Open the folder C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance\devices, and verify if the filedevices.ini exists. If the file exists, make a copy of it. The file will exist if you have configured videoproperties (see "General" on page 90) for certain types of cameras; for such cameras, changes to theproperties are stored in the file rather than on the camera itself.3. Store the copies away from the XProtect Express server, so that they will not be affected if the server isdamaged, stolen or otherwise affected.Remember that a backup is a snapshot of your XProtect Express system configuration at the time ofbacking up. If you later change your configuration, your backup will not reflect the most recent changes.Therefore, back up your system configuration regularly.Tip: When you back up your configuration as described, the backup will include restore points (see"Restore system configuration from a restore point" on page 162). This allows you to not only restore thebacked-up configuration, but also to revert to an earlier point in that configuration if required.www.milestonesys.com 159 Backup and restore configuration