changing database 1

[davey2525]

Hi

How can I change the database from arcserve to another partition, for instance from the c to d partition, while i maintain my data?


Kind regards


David

 

[Cyklops]

this requires reinstalling ARCserve:
-stop all ARcserve related services (use the cstop.bat file from the home directory)
- copy the directories 00000001.QSD, DATABASE, LOG (and templates if you preserve scripts)
- uninstall ARCserve
- reinstall ARCserve on the new partition
- stop all ARCserve related services
- rename the new DATABASE to emptyDB (a good alternative for the initialize database utility in case of database corruption).
- copy the saved directories back to the new ARCserve installation
- start all ARCserve related services (use the cstart.bat file from the home directory).
- rerun the Device Configuration to reconfigure hardware settings (backup to disk, tape devices)
- check the configurations (hardware, jobs etc..)

regards

 

[jfrantz]

You can move the ARCserve database without reinstalling by using NTFS junctions.

Download Junction v1.04 from SysInternals

http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/junction.html

Create a new folder for the ARCserve database where ever you want to move it to. (E:\ARCserve_Database)

Stop all ARCserve services.

Open a cmd shell. (Start -> Run -> cmd) and run the following:
cd "\Program Files\CA\BrightStor ARCserve Backup"
ren DATABASE DATABASE.OLD
junction DATABASE E:\ARCserve_Database
cd DATABASE.OLD
copy *.* ..\DATABASE

Start the ARCserve services

Be sure everything is working fine then delete the "ARCSERVE.OLD" directory.

Junctions can also be used to move other directories which tend to grow large such as logs.

-Jeff