TN 1136 Backing Up Your j5 Server

Description

Backing Up Your j5 Server

• Author: Ron Tanner
• Published: 03/31/2021
• Applies to: j5 2019

Details

1. j5 Database - must be backed up regularly and must be replicated to the failover system. You can use 3^rd party applications for the backup or use the Database client tools such as SQL Server Management Studio depending on the database you use for j5.
2. Data Files - must be backed up regularly and should be replicated to the failover system.
   1. File Attachments. The location of the attachments is a configuration option in the j5 System Management Console - File System Storage
   2. C:\ProgramData\j5\data (exclude C:\ProgramData\j5\data\solr - this is an index and will be rebuilt after failover to ensure data consistency)
3. Local Settings - should not be replicated to the failover system but should be backed up to a separate location
   1. C:\ProgramData\j5\confi
   2. C:\ProgramData\j5\generated_files
   3. C:\ProgramData\j5\licenses
4. Log Files - should not be replicated to the failover system but should be backed up to a separate location
   1. C:\ProgramData\j5\log
5. Temporary Files - should not be replicated to the failover system
   1. C:\ProgramData\j5\cacheC:\ProgramData\j5\pid
   2. C:\ProgramData\j5\temp
   3. C:\ProgramData\j5\data\sol
6. Installed Application Files - should not be replicated to the failover system.
   1. C:\Program Files (x86)\j5