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-====== How to Back up the Big Data Service ====== 
  
-To protect against accidental data loss or corruption, download the Backup utility from the App Store+==== Instructions ====
  
- [[https://appstore.intelligentplant.com/nuget/downloads/BackupUtility.zip|BackupUtility]]+**1Prepare Big Data Service for Backups**
  
-==== Instructions ====+Before we can take a back-up, a configuration change is required. This modification is only required on initial set-up. 
  
-**1. Stop the Big Data Service**+If you have already downloaded, deployed and configured the Back-Up utility (or installed "App Store Connect" which includes the back-up utility) proceed to step 3. 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +**1.1. Stop the Big Data Service**
  
 {{ :app_store_connect:backup00.png?nolink&600 |}} {{ :app_store_connect:backup00.png?nolink&600 |}}
  
 Open Windows Services. Open Windows Services.
 +
 Find “Intelligent Plant Big Data Service”. Find “Intelligent Plant Big Data Service”.
 +
 Right click, then select “Stop”. Right click, then select “Stop”.
  
-**2. Set a back-up location+**1.2. Set a back-up location**
  
 Edit Elasticsearch configuration file: C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\Big Data\es\config\elasticsearch.yml Edit Elasticsearch configuration file: C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\Big Data\es\config\elasticsearch.yml
      
-//(This is a text file using YAML format and that can be edited in any text editor.)//+//This is a text file using YAML format and can be edited using Wordpad.//
  
 <code> <code>
 +
 #Define Physical Repo for snapshots #Define Physical Repo for snapshots
 #More info: <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html> #More info: <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html>
-path.repo: "C:\\Temp\\Backup"+path.repo: ["backup"
 </code> </code>
  
-Uncomment the path.repo entry (remove hash) and provide filepath to your back-up location (e.g. "c:\temp\Backup").+Uncomment the path.repo entry (remove hash) and enter a back up location (e.g. "backup"). 
  
 +//NB. The suggested location ("backup") is relative to the big data service. To store data to an explicit location use format "c:\\temp\\Backup" (with double back-slashes).//
  
-**3. Restart the Big Data Service**+ 
 +**1.3. Restart the Big Data Service**
  
 {{ :app_store_connect:backup02.png?nolink&600 |}} {{ :app_store_connect:backup02.png?nolink&600 |}}
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 Right click, then select “Start”. Right click, then select “Start”.
  
-**4Run Big Data Back Up Utiliy**+**2Download the Big Data Back Up Utility**
  
-Download and unzip the contents of the BackupUtility to your App Store Connect server. Open the folder and double click "BackupUtility.exe" to run.+Download and unzip the contents of the BackupUtility to your App Store Connect server.
  
-{{ :app_store_connect:backup01.png?nolink&600 |}}+  * [[https://appstore.intelligentplant.com/nuget/downloads/BackupUtility.zip|Download BackupUtility]]
  
-Enter "Snapshot".+We suggest deploying the back-up utility to the Intelligent Plant programs folder: 
 + 
 +  * C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\BackupUtility 
 + 
 +**3. Take a Snapshot ** 
 + 
 +Open the BackupUtility folder and double click "Snapshot.batto run. 
 + 
 +{{ :app_store_connect:backup01.png?nolink&600 |}}
  
 This creates a database restore point protecting against data corruption or accidental loss. This creates a database restore point protecting against data corruption or accidental loss.
  
 +The console window automatically closes after 10 seconds.
 +
 +
 +** 3.1 Manage Snapshots (optional) **
 +
 +For advanced Snapshot management (create/delete/list/restore) open the BackupUtility manager: double click "BackupUtility.exe".
 +
 +{{ :app_store_connect:backup04.png?nolink&600 |}}
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 +
 +==== 3 Archive back-up files ====
 +
 +To protect against hardware failure, the contents of the back-up folder should be copied to an alternative location.
 +
 +  * BackUp Folder: C:\Program Files\Intelligent Plant\Big Data\es\backup
  
-==== 5 Archive back-up files ==== 
  
-To protect against hardware failure, the contents of the back-up folder (defined in step 2) should be copied to an alternative location. 
  
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