How to Back Up a Newmarket Database and Verify Scheduled Jobs for Delphi 9.1.2

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1 How to Back Up a Newmarket Database and Verify Scheduled Jobs for Delphi Newmarket International, Inc. Document Version 1.0 7/7/03

2 Copyright 2003 Newmarket International, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is confidential and proprietary to Newmarket International, Inc., and may not be disclosed, copied, reproduced, published, translated or reduced to electronic medium or machine readable form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Newmarket International, Inc. Newmarket, CVBreeze, CCBreeze, and Delphi Multi-Property Edition are registered trademarks and Delphi, MeetingBroker, and NetXchange are registered service marks of Newmarket International, Inc. Delphi, Delphi.Net, NetData, and NetMetro are trademarks of Newmarket International, Inc. Additional company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

3 Table of Contents Overview Requirements Creating the Backup Plan Monitoring the Delphi and Database Backup Jobs Document Version 1.0 i

4 Overview This document includes a guideline for creating and scheduling database backups using the Microsoft SQL 2000 Maintenance Wizard. The SQL Maintenance Wizard is a component of Microsoft SQL Server. If you encounter problems with the SQL Maintenance Wizard or backup job, please contact your IT administrator or Microsoft Corporation. If requested, Newmarket International can provide assistance at Support Engineering s current hourly rate. This document also shows how to verify that both the database backup job and Newmarket product jobs are running successfully on a daily basis. Unless otherwise requested, Newmarket has configured the system to back up the Delphi database to disk on a nightly basis. It is the customer s responsibility to see that this backup is copied to a nightly tape backup. You should monitor the backup job on a daily basis to ensure the backups are running successfully. Important: This document is provided for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation on what may or may not be appropriate for your envionment.the customer can modify the Maintenance Plan to meet the needs of their installation, create new ones, and assumes all responsibility for database backups and administration. If multiple databases are being backed up on the same server, it may be necessary to create separate maintenance plans for each database. This depends on the specified backup and maintenance strategy required for each database. Requirements Sufficient disk space to store at least two full database backups The SQL Server agent is running at the time the backup job begins Document Version 1.0 1

5 Creating the Backup Plan Note: Although only one database backup is kept, the system needs space for two in order to complete the backup. 1. Go to Start\Programs\Microsoft SQL Server, and then choose Enterprise Manager. 2. Click the plus (+) sign next to Microsoft SQL Servers to expand it. 3. Click the plus (+) sign next to SQL Server Group to expand it. The name of your server appears. 4. Click the name of the server to expand it. 5. Click the plus (+) sign next to Management to expand it. 6. Right-click Database Maintenance Plans, and then select New Maintenance Plan. This opens the Database Maintenance Plan Wizard. 7. Click Next. This opens the Select Databases window. Document Version 1.0 2

6 8. Select These Databases, then select the following: Master MSDB <the Delphi database to be backed up> Note: As shown in the example above, NSS_DATABASE is generally the name of the Delphi database. 9. Select any other databases that are to be backed up as part of this maintenance plan. For example, if you are running a Newmarket CBT on a terminal server, the student tracking database needs to be backed up. This database is named NI_91RSQL. 10. Click Next. This opens the Update Data Optimization Information window. 11. Click Next. This opens the Database Integrity Check window. 12. Click Next. This opens the Specify the Database Backup Plan window. Document Version 1.0 3

7 13. Make sure that Backup the database as part of the maintenance plan,verify the integrity of the backup when complete, and Disk are selected, and then click Change. This opens the Edit Recurring Job Schedule window. 14. Do the following: Make sure the Enable Schedule check box is selected in the upper right-hand corner. Under Occurs, select Daily. Under Daily, enter one day. Under Daily Frequency, select Occurs once at, and then enter 4:00:00AM. Under Duration, make sure the start date is today s date. Select No End Date. Note: Newmarket typically defaults the nightly backup to 4:00AM. Depending on the specific customer s needs, the customer may need to change this time. Document Version 1.0 4

8 15. Click OK. This returns you to the Backup Plan window. The new schedule appears in the Schedule box. 16. Click Next. This opens the Specify Backup Disk Directory window. 17. Select Use This Directory, then click the Browse button to find and select the NI_Backup directory. Note: Newmarket typically defaults the backup drive to be the X: drive, but this may be different depending on the customer s environment. 18. Select Remove Files older than, and then enter one day. 19. Click Next. This opens the Specify the Transaction Log Backup Plan window. Note: If incremental log backups are desired, configure them from this window. Document Version 1.0 5

9 20. Make sure nothing is selected, and then click Next. This opens the Reports to Generate window. 21. Select Write report to a text file in directory. 22. Select Delete Text Report Files Older Than, and then type 4 weeks. 23. Click Next. This opens the Maintenance Plan History window. Document Version 1.0 6

10 24. Leave the default settings intact (as they appear in the image above), and then click Next. The Completing the Database Maintenance Wizard appears. 25. Click Finish. In the SQL Enterprise Manager, do the following: 1. Under Management, click the plus (+) sign next to SQL Server Agent. 2. Click Jobs. The jobs appear in the right of the screen. Document Version 1.0 7

11 3. Right-click DB Backup Job for DB Maintenance Plan, and then select Properties. This opens the Properties window. 4. In the Name box, change the name to NSS Database Nightly Backup. 5. In the Owner box, select sa from the drop-down list. 6. Click OK. Set Database Recovery Model to Simple 1. In the SQL Enterprise Manager, expand SQL Server Group/<name of your server>/databases. 2. Right-click NSS Database, and then select Properties. 3. From the NSS Database Properties window, click the Options tab. 4. From the Recovery Model drop-down list, select Simple. Note: If you enabled log backups in Step 20 on page 6, you must set the Recovery Model to Full. Document Version 1.0 8

12 5. Click OK. The creation of the backup plan is complete. Document Version 1.0 9

13 Monitoring the Delphi and Database Backup Jobs Monitoring the Delphi and Database Backup Jobs 1. Go to Start\Programs\Microsoft SQL Server, and then choose Enterprise Manager. 2. Click the plus (+) sign next to Microsoft SQL Servers to expand it. 3. Click the plus (+) sign next to SQL Server Group to expand it. The name of your server appears. 4. Click the name of the server to expand it. 5. Click the plus (+) sign next to Management to expand it. 6. Click the plus (+) sign next to SQL Server Agent. 7. Click Jobs. The section on the right shows the SQL jobs. In addition to the NSS Database Nightly Backup Job which backs up the Delphi database, the following jobs are installed as part of the Delphi installation: NI_Nightly_NSS_Database: Nightly job that updates the historical performance data. By default, this job runs every morning at 1:00AM. NI_Nightly_Prop_ _Refresh: Nightly job that updates the property and tables. By default, this job runs every night at 11:00PM. NI_Purging_Tasks: Nightly job that purges account and booking data that was selected for removal from the setup utility. By default, this job runs every morning at 1:00AM. Document Version

14 Monitoring the Delphi and Database Backup Jobs Note: If the database is contributing to a NetData warehouse, the NI_Purging Tasks job should not be running while a warehouse update is being performed and should be scheduled accordingly. 8. In order to check the status of each job, right-click the job name and select View Job History. A separate line exists for each time the job is run. If the job is successful, the Result column shows successful. If any of the NI_*.* jobs fail, contact Newmarket Support for assistance. If the NSS Database backup job fails, contact your IT systems administrator or Microsoft. If requested, Newmarket can provide assistance at the prevailing hourly rate for Support Engineering. Document Version