Advantage Micro Corporation

Here are the steps necessary to move you avast! SOA console to a different system. If the new SOA has the same IP and same DNS name, then you should not have to touch each WS or re-deploy to stay in the avast! managed environment. Here are the Backup / Restore steps for SOA: 1. Perform the “System backup” from JOBS tab in the SOA console – Backup file “backup.dat” is created in avast! SOA’s ProgramData folder, and by default this file contains the database, license file and  some metadata. For Windows Vista/7/Server 2008, that location is: C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Administration Console\Backup For Windows XP/Server 2003, that location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AVAST Software\Administration Console\Backup 2. Download and install the SOA package to the new system: http://www.avast.com/download-software#tab2 3. Make sure to copy “backup.dat” to the root of Drive C: on the new SOA console 4. To restore the “backup.dat”, you must use the Avast.SystemRestore.exe tool, and this must be run from command prompt (CMD must be run as administrator) 5. The SOA restore utility is located in C:\Program Files\Avast Software\avast! Administration Console\      Here is an example in the simplest form: Avast.SystemRestore.exe -b c:\backup.dat So, From the command prompt C:\> cd C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Administration Console

Avast.SystemRestore.exe -b C:\backup.dat

Supported arguments are: b, backup-file                  Full path to the backup file to be used for restoration.  This setting is required. c, connection-string         Connection string. v, verbose                       Enable verbose output. license-file-path               Path to the license file. force                               Skip security question (the whole process will proceed without user interaction). timeout                                     Timeout of the server STARTING/STOPPING operations (in seconds). i, items                           Items to be restored (e.g. -i ‘license, database’). help                                Display this help screen. The only mandatory argument is –b. This is an absolute path to “backup.dat” file. Other options, like connection-string and license-file-path are by default retrieved from existing installation of avast! SOA. Backup/Restore operations can be performed on local databases only. This means the embedded SQL “lite” engine bundled with SOA or a local “full” SQL Server instance (including SQL 2008 R2 Express). NOTE:  you cannot restore database to a different database engine. If the source SOA uses embedded SQL lite, then the target SOA must also use embedded SQL lite. So, you cannot perform the SOA restore on a file from “full” SQL over an embedded SQL (and vice versa).

Sincerely,

 

J.R.  Guthrie                                      

 President Advantage Micro Corporation 520-290-0595                                          jr@advantage77.com “At this point in time, the Internet should be regarded as an Enemy Weapons System!”