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isql -u <user_name> -p <password> -dmaster
2. To back up the database, type:
backup database <database_name> to <device_name>
where <database_name> is the name of the database you want to back up and <device_name>
is the logical or physical name of the tape/disk device.
Saving system configuration information12.
Save the system configuration to a safe location on the network.
To save the system configuration
1. Open a command prompt.
2. To save the IP configuration and ethernet adaptor information to the network location, type:
ipconfig /all > <drive letter>:ipconfig.txt
3. To save the hostname information to the network location, type:
hostname > <drive letter>:hostname.txt
4. Copy the hosts file located in C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc to the network location.
5. Copy the mvf.lic and mvfarchive.lic files to the network location.
Deleting old log files13.
On the server being upgraded, remove any old log files to ensure that all future log information is a
result of the migration procedure.
To remove old log files
1. Open a command prompt.
2. Navigate to
C:\mvf\bin\
3. Run stopall.bat.
4. Delete all files located in C:\mvf\data\logs\ and any log files located in the log file partition, if
one was created.
Clearing the Logical Volume14.
To avoid conflicts when upgrading, clear the Logical Volume. IMPAX will re-create the Logical Volume
folders and files afterward.
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