System Calendar - Scheduled Backup (i.e Daily)

System Calendar - Scheduled Backup (i.e Daily)

Included in Doors.NET is an automated backup feature that, by default, backs up the entire system once a week
(at 23:00 every Friday). However, you can use System Calendar to backup the system every day if you wish, or multiple times every day.

 

Schedule a Full System Backup for a Specific Time of Day

  • Click the System Calendar icon in the ribbon bar.

  • Click the New Appointment icon.

  • Input a description in the subject text field.


  • Enter a  start time for when you want the automatic backup to take place. An end time
    is automatically created which does not need to be altered.

  • Enter a description in the subject text field.

  • Enter a start time for when you want the automatic backup to take place. An end time
    is automatically created which does not need to be altered.

  • Click on the Categories tab.

  • Select Backup.


  • Go to the Start Action tab and put a check mark against 'Full Backup'.

  • Click the the Save and Close link.

  • Click the Save All icon in the upper left corner.

  • The Appointment description and time will appear in the appointments list.

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  • At the Start time an event will appear in live events: "A database backup process has
    started", followed by "A database backup process has completed".

  •  You can find the backup (.bak) file by navigating to the following location on a default
    installation: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup.

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