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Managing the Database

The NerveCenter database does not require much maintenance, whether your database is a Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Access database on Windows or flat files on UNIX. You can view information about the database as well as statistics about the information it contains, back up and restore the database, and transfer the contents of one database to another.

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   If you want to install a new database, see Installing NerveCenter in the NerveCenter documentation. You must be a Windows administrator or UNIX root to run SerializeDB.

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This chapter includes the following sections:

Section	Description
Database Formats	Describes the NerveCenter database formats on each platform.
Viewing Information about the Database	Describes how to view information about the database, including the name of the data source, the name of the database, whether it is connected, and the number of each type of object it contains.
Backing up the Database	Describes when and how to back up the contents of the database, using the SerializeDB application or running SerializeDB from the command line.
Restoring the Database	Describes when and how to restore the contents of the database, using the SerializeDB application or running SerializeDB from the command line.
Transferring Data between Databases	Describes how to transfer the contents of the database to another database -- even a database on another platform or of a different type.
ncdb2html.pl	Describes how to use the ncdb2html.pl script to convert the NerveCenter database to HTML.
Troubleshooting: Managing the NerveCenter Database	Lists some of the common problems users face when working with the NerveCenter database.