Data Restoration
This topic explains how to restore FlowForce data from a backup.
Backup of the same version and on the same machine as FlowForce Server
If INSTANCEDIR_BACKUP (which is the copy of INSTANCEDIR) is of the same version and on the same machine as the currently running FlowForce Server, you can restore data as follows:
1. Stop the FlowForce Server and FlowForce Web Server services.
2. Rename INSTANCEDIR to temp_data, for example. Renaming the active instance-data directory might help avoid potential file conflicts and data corruption.
3. Copy INSTANCEDIR_BACKUP to INSTANCEDIR.
4. Start the FlowForce Web Server and FlowForce Server services.
Restoring data to a new FlowForce Server installation or version
You can also restore a backup created on a different machine and containing an older database version. Common scenarios include migrating FlowForce to a new server or restoring data after a hardware failure.
To restore data to a new FlowForce Server installation or version, follow the instructions below:
1.Install FlowForce Server. If applicable, also install MapForce Server, StyleVision Server and RaptorXML Server. If you need LicenseServer as well, you can install it as part of the FlowForce Server installation (Windows only). On other platforms, install LicenseServer separately.
2.Log on to the LicenseServer Web administration interface and deregister all the products from the old machine. Then register all the products from the new machine.
3.Stop the FlowForce Server and FlowForce Web Server services.
4.Rename the INSTANCEDIR directory to temp_data, for example. This ensures the old instance directory does not conflict with the migration process. If INSTANCEDIR exists, the migratedb command used in the next step will fail.
5.Run the migratedb command, specifying INSTANCEDIR as --datadir and INSTANCEDIR_BACKUP as --olddatadir (examples below). If the FlowForce database is of an older version, it will be upgraded.
Windows
flowforceserver migratedb
--datadir=C:\ProgramData\Altova\FlowForceServer\data
--olddatadir=C:\transfer\backup_data
CentOS
sudo ./flowforceserver migratedb
--datadir=/var/opt/Altova/FlowForceServer/data
--olddatadir=/home/chang/backups/data
6.Start (in this order) the FlowForce Server and FlowForce Web Server services.
Important points
Note the following points:
•You can restore data on a machine with the same or a different operating system. On a different operating system, paths used in jobs may not be valid. In such cases, update the paths manually.
•Credentials tied to operating system user accounts (i.e., credentials with the Allow usage for job execution option enabled) may become invalid on a new machine. In such cases, update the credentials manually.