There's nothing more frustrating than losing all of your hard work due to lightning strikes, gophers, solar flares, or the classic zombie server attack. It is ALWAYS a good idea to have a backup and here's how you make one for Carousel:
**It is recommended that you keep a periodic backup of your system on a computer other than your Carousel server in the event of a system failure**
A full backup of your Carousel Signage System consists of three things (okay, sometimes 4*)
- Your Carousel50 SQL Database
- Your FrontDoor50 Database
- Your Media Folder
- *A copy of the Configuration folder
- This is only necessary if you use a dedicated SQL server or if you are integrated with Active Directory
Making SQL Database Backups:
Backing up your SQL databases can be done in one of two ways, through the FrontDoor User Interface and using SQL Management Studio. Let's go over both.
METHOD ONE:
Using the User Interface:
Log into Carousel, then select the configuration icon in the upper right by your username, then select FrontDoor
Then select Server Setup, then Database Tools:
Select the FrontDoor and Carousel Databases, as well as the location you would like to save them
(Email server must be separately configured for email option)
Click 'Backup' and enjoy!
METHOD TWO:
Using SQL Server Management Studio:
Launch and log into SQL server management Studio and expand your databases:
Right Click on the database you wish to backup, then select Tasks, Backup:
Confirm your backup location and select Ok:
You will then get a confirmation of your successful backup, Nice one!
Copying Your Media folder
Open a file explorer window and navigate to TRMS\Web\Carousel\
Right-Click on it and select 'Send to Compressed/Zipped folder:
This will create a file called Media.zip
Rename it Media_Backup_{date}.zip and move it to your backup directory.
Make a copy of your Configuration folder
If you are integrated with a separate SQL server or with Active Directory, also make a copy of the folder located in TRMS\Configuration
