User's Manual

3. To backup the DSView 3 software hub server, enter DSViewBackupRestore.sh -backup -
archive <archive name> -passwd <password> -overwrite.
For example, entering the following in a command prompt window will create a backup named
dbasebackup.zip with the password test1.
DSViewBackupRestore.sh backup -archive dbasebackup.zip -passwd test1
To manually back up a hub server using the Backup and Restore Utility dialog box
on a supported Windows system:
1. In the Start menu on your desktop, select Start - Programs - Avocent DSView 3- Backup
and Restore Utility. The DSView 3 Backup/Restore Utility dialog box will appear.
2. Click Backup Database to a file.
3. To password-protect the backup file, click Enabled and type a password in the Password
field.
4. Click Browse and use the Save As dialog box to specify a directory and name for the
backup file. Click Save when you are finished.
5. Click Backup. The DSView 3software system backup files are saved.
6. Click Close to close the DSView 3 Backup/Restore Utility dialog box.
Backup the Power Management database
This task creates a folder containing a backup of the Power Manager database. The backup
folder is named dsviewPluginBackup;<SYSTEM NAME> by default, but you may also append
the date and time to the end of the backup folder. Run this task on each of the hub and spoke
servers.
To configure the PMP backup:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.
4. Select Backup Power Manager database from the drop-down menu. Type a 1-64 character
name for the task.
5. Select a time to run the task, then click Next.
6. The Specify Power Manager Database Backup Properties window will open.
a. Type the directory location in which to create the backup file, which may be a
physical local drive on the DSView 3 server or a shared network location specified by
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