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Restoring the Database Using the SerializeDB Application

SerializeDB imports the data in your database from a text file. When you use the SerializeDB GUI on Windows NT, you can have SerializeDB import the data from a NerveCenter flat file database or a serialized ASCII file.

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Caution    Before you restore the database, you must shut down the NerveCenter Server. If you don't shut down the NerveCenter Server, you could lose data.

If you are restoring a UNIX flat file database, all of the files that make up the database must be in the db directory. See Database Formats for more information.

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  To restore the database using the SerializeDB application:

1. Do one of the following to start SerializeDB:
   • On Windows NT, start SerializeDB from the NerveCenter program group in the Start menu.
   • In a UNIX shell, change directories to the NerveCenter bin directory and type ./serializedb &. Then press Enter.

     The SerializeDB window is displayed.

     SerializeDB Window

     

2. Select the Import file to database radio button.

   The Format radio buttons are not available because they do not apply to importing data.

3. In the File field, specify the *.asc (UNIX and Windows NT) or *.ncdb file (Windows NT) from which you want to import data.

   You can also use the Browse button to select a file. In the Select File dialog box, select the file; then select Open.

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   Note    If you select an *.ncdb file, the file must not have more than one period (.) in the name -- nervecenter.old.ncdb, for example.

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4. Select Start.

   On UNIX, SerializeDB starts importing the data.

   On Windows NT, you must specify the data source for the database. The Select Data Source window is displayed.

   Select Data Source Window

   

   1. Select the Machine Data Source tab.
   2. Select the data source for your NerveCenter database. Then select OK.

When the data has been imported, SerializeDB displays a message letting you know that the data transfer was successful.