Move Storage Tool

The Move Storage tool updates the BriefCam shared directory to another location and a different name (when required).

The tool can be found at: {BriefCam Server installation folder}\tools\move_storage_tool.

The config file is available by contacting BriefCam’s support.

The tool assumes that all data is saved in one location.

Before execution it is highly recommended to:

Back up the Postgres database.
Remove previous shared folder mapping (if you want to use the same shared folder name).

The following are the parameters that can be used:

Parameter	Description	Required or Optional
`-share-path {SHARE_PATH}`	Path to new share. `SHARE_PATH` can be a regular path, such as: `"c:\path\to\my\new\share"` or a network path, such as: `"\\host-name\share-name"`. If it is a regular path, a new shared directory will be created. If it is a network path, it is assumed that this path is already shared under the required permissions and therefore will not be recreated.	required
`-share-name {SHARE_NAME}`	New shared folder name	not required if network path is given
`-share-host {SHARE_HOST}`	New shared folder host	not required in local execution
`-db-port {DB_PORT}`	Database port	required
`-db-user {DB_USER}`	Database username	required
`-db-pwd {DB_PWD}`	Database user password	required
`-local`		required for local operation
`-config {CONFIG}`	Path to a JSON config file for remote execution. Contains the machines that belong to a certain BriefCam installation.	required for remote operation

To run the tool from an all-in-one machine:

Extract the move-storage.zip file.
Open PowerShell as administrator.
Run the tool from within the directory where you extracted the tool.
The tool does not move the data. Therefore, after running the tool, you need to move the data to the new location.

To run the tool from a remote machine:

Extract the move-storage.zip file.
Update the config.json file with your hosts and credentials.
Enable and allow WINRM and ICMP in the firewall administrator-level credentials of the remote machines.
On every machine, enable the running of PowerShell remote-signed scripts. For additional information, see High Security Environment with Customized Policy Settings.
Open PowerShell as administrator.
Run the tool from within the directory where you extracted the tool.
The tool does not move the data. Therefore, after running the tool, you need to move the data to the new location. First move the Backups folder (located at: \\server\BriefCam\ServerData\Backups) and the RESEARCH certificates (located at: \\server\BriefCam\certificates). Then move the rest of the data.
Enable BriefCam’s Maintenance service.

The move-storage.log file is available for troubleshooting this tool (located in the directory of the tool).

Here are a number of examples:

For local execution with a standard path:

PS> ./move-storage.exe -local -share-path 'C:\my\new\share' -share-name 'shary' -db-port 5432 -db-user 'bb' -db-pwd 'king'

For local execution with a network path:

PS> ./move-storage.exe -local -share-path '\\MyMachine\MyShare' -db-port 5432 -db-user 'bb' -db-pwd 'king'

Note that with the network path, the share name is not needed and will be ignored even if given explicitly.

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