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Backing up FMS to re-image from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 -
Description
Backing up FMS to re-image host operating system. -
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For Windows=========1- From Windows services stop FMS2- Remove Foglight Service: from command line: %FMS_HOME\bin\fms -r3- Copy %FMS_HOME to any external storage device4- Proceed with the re-image5- Copy %FMS_HOME to the newly imaged server6- Create new Windows Service from command Line: %FMS_HOME\bin\fms -i7- Start Foglight Service from Windows Services8- Log into the FMS Web Console and confirm FMS is working.
Is best practice to generate a FMS support bundle before any major change in order to save also last configuration files.
For Linux=========1- Stop fms service or deamon with the following options:Service = %FMS_HOME/bin#./fms --stopdeamon = %FMS_HOME/bin#./fms -q2- Copy %FMS_HOME to any external storage device3- Proceed with the re-image4- Copy %FMS_HOME to the newly imaged server5- Start fms service or deamon with the following options:
Service = %FMS_HOME/bin#./fms --startdeamon = %FGLAM_HOME/bin#./fms -d
6- Log into the FMS Web Console and confirm proper functionality.
Note: For this procedure we are assuming that the host name and IP address will remain the same and that Foglight is working with embedded MySQL. If Foglight uses external database then user server.config file to point to the repository.
Additional Links:Backing Up Foglight (Documentation)Backing up FglAM (181433)How to switch from an embedded to an external database (157224)