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180 VEREX Director V4.73 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.3

Reverting to (Restoring) a Backup Copy

of the VEREX Director Database

If the VEREX Director d atabase bec omes

corrupted (such as due to lightning or power

failure), or lo st (such as due to hard drive

failure), you can revert to a copy that w as

created previously using the 'backup' feature.

In a client-ser ver VEREX D irector system, the

database restore feature is available only

through the server

PC.

A database backup can be restored only for the same

version of the Director software that created the

backup (although you can upgrade thereafter if

desired).

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Before restoring the VEREX Director

database, first:

1) Optional : Try running the check/repair utility on

your present database as described in a previous

topic / above (you may not need to revert to a

backup-copy).

2) Client-server systems

: Ensure that no copies of

the VEREX Director (or communications) software

are logged into the database (T

ools menu, "Who is

logged In");

3) Shut down Your VEREX Director (and

communications) software.

For details on these tasks, refer to the topic on

checking & repairing the database (previous / above).

Note

: The communications software pertains to PCs

that connect with system panels--via cable, modem, or

IP-LAN/WAN (≥V3.3).

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At your VEREX Director workstation (server

PC if client-server) open the Windo ws Start

menu, and select Programs, VEREX Director

V4, and VEREX Director-Repair.

Under Backup/Restore , click [File], and

locate and s elect your d esired ".BAK" file

(double-click the file, or select it , and click [Open] )

Then, click [Restore Dat abase]. When the

'success' confirmation screen appears, click

[OK] to clos e the confir mation scree n, and

click the [x] in the upper-right corner of the

'Director-Repair' screen to close the database

check/repair utility.

Restoring an Entire PC

In the event of a hard dri ve failure or other

'catastrophe', you'll need to:

1) Have the computer repaired back into a

reliable state.

2) Reinstall MS Windows, and all of your

software as necessary--plus the VEREX

Director software (new version if applicable).

3) Perform a database restoral;

(Details previous/above).

4) If you upgraded the Director software, you

must convert the restored database.

QuickRef: VEREX Director-DB Convert.exe.