BIM Server Full Backup and Restore
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Creation Date: |
2010-08-03 |
• ArchiCAD 14 |
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Platform: |
• Mac OS X |
Audience: |
• CAD managers |
目次
Features
- Complete BIM Server backup with one command
- Projects
- Libraries
- Users
- Custom Properties
- Backup or restore can be performed while the BIM Server is running
- Can be scheduled
- Target or source can be on a different machine than the one performing backup/restore
- Backups can be restored to differently named machines
- Parts of a full backup can be selectively restored
- Logs document the success/failure of a backup or restore process
How to Backup/Restore Everything
Command is found at:
- On Mac: /Applications/Graphisoft/BIM Server/Server Modules/1400/TeamworkServer
On PC: \Program Files\Graphisoft\BIM Server\Server Modules\1400\TeamworkServer
Backup everything:
TeamworkServerBackupTool Target_folder_where_everything_goes
Restore Everything
TeamworkServerRestoreTool Source_folder_created_by_backup
Example of a backup and a restore
Backup everything
Restore everything
Things to note:
- You need administrative rights to run the commands
- On a mac use "sudo"
- On a PC make sure you are administrator
- You can either
- Navigate to where the command is, or
- Use the path in the command with quotes
- You must specify a target or source folder
- A log will be created in .../server Modules/1400/TeamworkServer/Logs
ServerBackupTool.log for backups
ServerRestoreTool.log for restores
- It does not matter which platform (Mac or PC) you create a backup from or restore to
- The target BIM Server does not have to be empty, see Restoration Results below
Restoration Results
The BIM Server that will be backed up has AC 13 and AC 14 modules.
The BIM Server that will be restored to has one AC 14 project and a user “admin” that is the same.
After the restore finished a new user called “admin1” was created.
AC 13 projects are not handled with the backup tool.
What you should put in a Backup script
How to Restore a single Project/Library
To restore a single project or library you need to understand what is placed in the folder where backups go.
The numbers and letters do not reflect the original name of the backed up project. This is why there is a project.txt file to lookup the right name.
The same lookup file exists for libraries.
Here the ArchiCAD 13 library is restored. See how that the number-letter combination found in the catalogue file was used.
Summary
- Look in the catalogue file to translate the name
- projects.txt
- libraries.txt
- Choose the right tool
TeamworkServerProjectRestoreTool for restoring single projects
TeamworkServerAttachymentContainerRestoreTool for restoring single libraries
Overview of miscellaneous backup/restore tools
Frequently Asked Questions