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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Patrick,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Can I ask what kind of data is storing in the database? We worried about storing data on the application server and wanted to store it on the data server so, as Mike guided me, I define the assetstore on the data server. Can I have the database on the data server as well? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Samira<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Patrick Reynolds [mailto:patrick.reynolds@kitware.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> September-13-12 7:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Samira<br><b>Cc:</b> midas@public.kitware.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Midas] backup the data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Samira,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>To backup a midas instance you should backup that assetstore and the mysql or postgresql database. Restoring both will allow you to restore a midas instance to its current state.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>For convenience, you may also want to backup <MidasRoot>/core/configs to get any configuration values that you want to keep through the restoration.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>HTH.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Patrick Reynolds<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Technical Leader<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kitware, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>919 869 8848<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p><span style='color:#A0A0A8'>On Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Samira wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Hi All, <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>As I know, in Midas, the data is stored in assetstore (Midas format not original format). For backup the data what is the safest method? is it enough to back up the assetstore? What will happen to data if Midas crashes? <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Samira <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Midas mailing list<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Midas@public.kitware.com">Midas@public.kitware.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/midas">http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/midas</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>