To access this tool, go to the tools menu in the main menu bar and select Database Maintenance Tools, then select Backup Records from sub menu. Once this has been done, the following dialog box will appear:
Figure 1: Backup Tool Form
The fields used in this form are described below:
Backup records older than 'x' days
This option allows you to take the backup of the records older than 'x' number of days where x is user defined.
On the basis of
This option allows you to take backup on the basis of DeviceReportedTime and ReceivedAt Time (these fields are defined in the SystemEvents Table).
Note: DeviceReportedTime and ReceivedAt Time are different from each other.
The DeviceReportedTime is actually the time that is there in the Windows Event Log i.e. the time at which the (e.g. syslog) message was written into the Windows Event Log.
ReceivedAt time on the other hand is the time when the (e.g. Syslog) message is received at the configuration program e.g. MonitorWare Agent.
File Name
This option allows you to define the name of the file in which to backup the data.
File Path
This option allows you to define the path of the file where the backup will be taken.
Browse
When this button is pressed, a dialog appears which allows the user to select the desired path on which the backup file would be saved.
Cancel Backup
When this button is pressed, the backup procedure is cancelled.
Backup
When this button is pressed, the backup procedure is initiated.
After Filling the required information and pressing the Backup button, the backup process will start and inform you how many percent of the backup is done yet.
Note: The backup file saved on the desired location is saved in an XML format. The Backup file Name has the format similar to the one in the example e.g. Backup2004-2-16.xml (i.e. File Name + Date appended). If you keep on taking backup frequently, this file format will help you to distinguish between the files generated during the backup procedure.