EBMS Data Backup

Koble Systems recommends using an enterprise-level backup solution to back up the EBMS data folder. This is important because inexpensive backup solutions have a potential to prevent EBMS from working properly by holding files open. It is also recommended that the full data set is backed up regularly and that this happens at a scheduled off-peak time to minimize system performance impact.  

Contact your IT provider or our partner Landis Technologies at 717-733-0793, if you need help finding an enterprise-level backup solution.

EBMS does not provide a backup utility in 8.6 and earlier.

Complete the following steps to manually backup EBMS:

1. The first step is to find the server location where the main EBMS data folder is located. Do not confuse with the local client EBMS client software.  Review Server Manager Overview to locate all EBMS data sets.

2. Verify that the data directory contains many *.DBF, *.CDX, and *.FPT files.

3. Verify that the current data directory is located by verifying the date modified setting for main EBMS files.

4. Copy the entire data directory to a backup location.

Koble Systems is not responsible for lost data due to backup failures.

EBMS 9.0 and later do provide an archival tool. 

Steps to enable data archive tool.

1. Open EBMS Server Manager
2. Click on Settings
3. Go to the Archive tab
4. Click "Add new scheduled archive" to enable the automatic archive.
   Default settings can be changed as needed. 
   

A full system backup is still recommended and can be done by a full backup solution.  
The recommended directory for a system level backup is the standard EBMS Folder and can be found by opening EBMS Server Manager > General Tab and locating the EBMS folder directory as shown below.  

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