VBrick Systems VBrick v4.2.3 Best Practices

Server Administration

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any content. In order to back up content, you need a separate backup strategy and a robust

storage capability.

TTo run an on-demand database backup

1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks.

2. Right-click on dbbackup and select Run.

3. When done, right-click on dbdelete and select Run.

4. (You can also modify the backup schedule as desired. Left-click on dbbackup and click

on the Schedule tab to modify the backup schedule.)

It is unlikely you will ever need to restore the database except in the context of a system crash

in which case you will need to restore the entire server (see Server Restore), including the

database.

TTo restore the database

1. Go to C:\Database_Scripts and double-click on Restore_Database.bat. This will restore

the most recent database backup file (QVIDB_1.dat_bak). To restore a different backup

file, edit Restore_Database.sql and then run the restore script.

2. Wait for the restore to complete, then go to C:\Database_Scripts and double-click on

Remove_Add_QVIDBUser.bat. After this file runs, the database restore is complete.

VBrick and Dell installation CDs are shipped with the server in case the software ever needs

to be restored (see Reinstalling the Software on page 47 for complete details). Note that this

"Server Restore" refers to the server and operating system software only—not to the

database or to any content on the server.

Table 5. Installation CD Contents

Best Practices

• All video assets stored on the server should have backup copies available in the event of

disk corruption. This will allow for an easy restoral.

CD-ROM What it does

Dell Recovery CDs Restore the Windows 2003 Server Web Edition operating system.

VOD-W Se rver

Product CD

Installs the following software:

• QuickVideo Content Server application.

• Multicast joiner service and SQL redistribution.

• Database backup utility.

• Configures IIS with ASP.NET, FTP, and creates an FTP account

with a home directory in e:\StagingArea

• Demo content available. If restoring the server, you must use the

manual ingestion utility to ingest this content (see Manually

Ingesting Content on page 23 for details)

VOD-W License CD Contains a license file (ma tching your dongle key) that you will need

when reinstalling the VOD-W software.