Backing Up Your NerveCenter Data and Files

*.ncdb and *.node

installation_path/db

The files that made up the NerveCenter database on UNIX.

Microsoft Access database (*.mdb) or Microsoft SQL Server database

installation_path/db

On Windows, the database is either a Microsoft Access database or a Microsoft SQL Server database.

*.asc, *.idb files

installation_path/db

installation_path/bin

Any serialized database files or database installation preference files.

*.mod, *.txt files

installation_path/model (Windows)

installation_path/models (UNIX)

The files that NerveCenter generates when you export a model.

*.mib, mibcomp.txt, ASN.1 files

installation_path/mib (Windows)

installation_path/mibs (UNIX)

The NerveCenter MIB and any files used to compile additional MIB definitions into the NerveCenter MIB.

Any text file you created that contains parenting information (pc.dat, for example)

Not applicable

If you have used the downstream alarm suppression models, you may have created a text file that lists the nodes in your network and their parents.

ovpa.lrf and any other network management platform files you might have customized

installation_path/ovpa (UNIX)

HP_OV_directory/lrf (Windows)

platform_directory

If NerveCenter is integrated with a network management platform, you may have customized some files (such as the LRF file used with HP OpenView).