Yes, those steps will work fine. I just backup my repositories as part of an everyday disk backup and then can restore if needed. I have had to do this more than once.. Yes, stop the MapGuide Server service first and then restart once restored. You may also want to look at the various scripts in the Server\RepositoryAdmin folder. There is a PDF in there that describes the scripts. On a related note, I have a client that has been migrating a huge MapGuide 6.5 application to MGOS. Despite repeated warnings to backup their repositories nightly, they neglected to implement a backup procedure. Somehow their repositories became corrupted beyond the point of being repaired and after a day or so of panic, they finally had to accept the fact that they had lost about 150 man hours worth of work and had to start over. Ouch. Andy Morsell, P.E. Spatial Integrators, Inc. www.SpatialGIS.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JeffJensen Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Move Default Repository Location? Hello MapGuide Open Source Users, To backup MapGuide Server, do you see any issues if I copy the Repositories directory? Then if I have problems, just restore that directory? This is the steps I'm plan on doing:
How to backup the Resources Database * Step 0: confirm the path to the resources * Login to MapGuide Site Administrator (http://localhost:8008/mapguide/mapadmin/login.php) * on the left hand frame, under Manage Servers, click Configure Services * Under the Resource Service heading, note the path for * Library data file folder * Library repository folder * Session data file folder * Session repository folder * Site repository folder * Installation default is to put all these folders under the C:/Program Files/MapGuideOpenSource2.0/Server/Repositories directory * Step 1: Stop the MapGuide Server Service (Use Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services -> MapGuide Server v2.0) * Step 2: copy/backup or paste/restore the C:/Program Files/MapGuideOpenSource2.0/Server/Repositories directory * Change the directory if different from Step 0 * Step 3: Start the MapGuide Server Service (Use Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services -> MapGuide Server v2.0) * Notes * This will overwrite any changes to the User accounts as well * This will backup/restore the Session Repository/Storage Container * This will backup/restore the Library Repository/Storage Container * This will backup/restore the Resource Data/Data Files (e.g. shp, sdf, ...) Thanks for the help, Jeff Jensen shaneb wrote: Thanks everyone for the help. I had a bad directory name, and it really helped that Andy mentioned the MG Service won't start if this happens. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Morsell Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:10 PM To: 'MapGuide Users Mail List' Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Move Default Repository Location? This brings up another point some people may not be aware of: if you mess up one of the paths in Admin and then restart the service, it will fail to start. To fix this, your only option is to manually edit the \Server\Bin\serverconfig.ini file (something Jason originally pointed out to me). Andy ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Birch Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:01 AM To: MapGuide Users Mail List Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Move Default Repository Location? Yeah. Personally, I find it "feels better" to stop the service, change the config file manually, and then restart the service. I hate changing something when it's running and responding to requests, etc. Jason ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Wilson Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 09:59 To: MapGuide Users Mail List Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Move Default Repository Location? If you make changes to your repository path in Web Admin you need to stop and restart the server service. Dave _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users _____ View this message in context: RE: <http://www.nabble.com/Move-Default-Repository-Location--tp8714272p19784881. html> Move Default Repository Location? Sent from the MapGuide <http://www.nabble.com/MapGuide-Users-f14845.html> Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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