This document discusses how to back up your SI5.2 server files, to provide a restore point or in preparation for updating to SI5.5. The contents of this document have been derived entirely from Jose’s more complete article, Moving SI 5 Server Components to Another Machine.

Backing up your server files prior to updating will allow D-Tools technical support to assist you in quickly restoring your SI5.2 environment, should anything go wrong with the update process.

Please Note: the paths given in this document are the default paths installed by SI5. The actual paths on your machine may vary.

Make copies of the following files/folders. We recommend creating three separate folders called “Projects”, “Products” and “Databases” and storing these files/folders in a safe location.

1. Projects:

C:\DTools\SI5\Server\Projects\*

•  Project folders only – DO NOT Copy ClientConfiguration.xml or DToolsCache.xml

2. Products:

C:\DTools\SI5\Server\Products

3. Databases:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\*MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\DToolsProducts50.mdf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\*MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\DToolsProducts50_log.LDF
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\*MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\DToolsProjects50.mdf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\*MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\DToolsProjects50_log.LDF
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\*MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\DToolsUsers50.mdf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\*MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\DToolsUsers50_log.LDF

*MSSQL.1 – the number may vary depending on how many instances of SQL you have installed on your machine.

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