Back Up the Vault
You can back up and restore the vault.
Always copy the complete
vault, never make partial backups. When restoring a vault, always restore
the complete vault. The vault contains SolidWorks Workgroup PDM configuration
data in addition to project documents.
Back up
the vault regularly.
Store the
backup copy on a server different from the one where the vault resides.
Test the
backup to be sure your procedure works correctly.
Stop the
vault service, or lock the vault on the VaultAdmin Vault
Settings tab, so clients cannot check in documents, change ownership,
etc.
Clear the options on the VaultAdmin Vault Settings
tab for validating the vault on startup, especially if the vault is large.
You can replace the current vault copy with a backup copy of the vault,
if you want to revert to a previous version of the vault.
To make a backup copy of the vault:
the Workgroup PDM vault service.
Stop
the Windows Indexing service.
Save a copy of the current vault, and name it
VaultData_mm_dd_yy,
where mm_dd_yy
is the date. The default name of the current vault is named VaultData.
Start
the Windows Indexing service.
the Workgroup PDM vault service.
To replace the current vault copy with a backup copy:
the Workgroup PDM vault service.
Rename the current vault to VaultData_old.
Copy the backup vault to the location of the current
vault, and rename it VaultData.
the Workgroup PDM vault service.