Manually backing up your system configuration

When you want to perform a manual backup of the management server's database that contains your system configuration, make sure that your system stays online. The default name of the management server's database is Surveillance.

Here are a few things to consider before you start the backup:

• You cannot use a backup of the SQL Server database to copy system configurations to other systems
• It can take some time to back up the SQL Server database. It depends on your system configuration, your hardware, and on whether your SQL Server, management server and Management Client are installed on the same computer
• Logs, including audit logs, are stored in the server log's database and are therefore not part of a backup of the management server's database.