User guide

E-2 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
• Event_Log.txt is backed up to the file Event_Log.sav
The primary file is then emptied.
When the primary file becomes full for the second time, the secondary backup file will be
overwritten with the new contents of the primary backup file.
If you want to maintain a complete set of log file backups over time, you should save the
*_Log.txt and *_Log.sav files periodically.
Database Utilities
Sybase database validation and backup utilities are shipped with the ExtremeWare
EPICenter software.
The Validation utility validates all indexes and keys on some or all of the tables in the
database. The Validation utility scans the entire table and looks up each record in every
index and key defined on the table. This utility can be used in combination with regular
backups to give you confidence in the security of the data in your database.
TheBackup utility makes a backup copy of all data in the database, except for user names
and passwords, which are kept in separate files. Backing up your database regularly will
ensure that you will not need to re-enter or recreate all the switch, VLAN, Topology, and
Alarm information in the event that the database is corrupted or destroyed.
Both database utilities are found in the
<install_dir>\database directory.
<
install_dir>is thedirectorywhereyouinstalledthe EPICentersoftware.Substitutethe
name of the actual directory for <
install_dir>whenyourunthesecommands.
In the Solaris environment, you must ensure that the EPICenter database path is
set in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. This should be set to
<install_dir>/database where <install_dir> is the root directory of the
EPICenter install, for example
opt/epc3_1.
TheValidationUtility
The Validation utility validates all indexes and keys on some or all of the tables in the
database.Access theValidationutilityfromtheMS DOSorSolaris commandlineusingthe