On the source machine, you need to prepare the database to be moved.
This involves:
• Creating a dump of the database contents in the Node Manager.
• Backing up the database in the RDBMS.
• Copying the dump and backup files to the destination machine.
Database Dump
To dump a database:
1. Connect to the Node Manager in BDB Administration Tools.
2. Double-click the Database Properties icon in the Tools panel.
3. Select the database that you want to move.
4. Select the Dump Database command.
Menu | Database > Dump |
Pop-up | Available Databases > selected database > Dump |
The contents of the selected database are added to a .bdbzip file in the backup location of the database. The file will be named according to the database name and the date:
<databasename>EXPORT<YYYYMMDD_HHMM>.bdbzip
See Dumping a Database for a more detailed explanation of the Dump command.
RDBMS Backup
Next you need to backup the database in your RDBMS.
Please refer to the following resources for information on backing up a database in the RDBMS:
• pgAdmin documentation on the Windows Start menu
• http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/homepage
Further details on administration tasks in the RDBMS are also available upon request from CARIS Customer Service. |
When this is complete, you are ready to move the dump and backup files to the destination machine.
Move the source files
To move the necessary files:
1. Select the database dump file in the database backup location defined in the Bathy Node Location Editor.
2. Copy the file to a shared directory or external disc.
3. Select the backup file for the RDBMS database in the directory specified during the backup.
4. Copy the file to the same shared directory or external disc that was used for the dump file.
5. Copy and paste the files from the shared directory/external disc to the appropriate backup directories on the destination machine.
The files are now ready to be activated on the destination machine. Go to Database Destination for the destination machine procedures.