How to Backup and Restore E/RPM

[Chris]

How to Backup and Restore E/RPM

Date: 01/04/10
Revision: 2.0

Backup

First export the encryption key. Go to SETTINGS | ENCRYPTION SETTINGS.



Click EXPORT and provide the exported encryption key with a name, then click "Open". This will save the encryption key at the chosen location.

Alternatively, you may simply export the following registry key:

• 32bit systems = HKLM\Software\Lieberman
• 64bit systems = HKLM\Software\Wow6432node\Lieberman

Next, backup your SQL database that E/RPM uses. Your actual backup process for your database may vary. Typically using the SQL or Oracle administration tools, this consists of right-clicking on the database or file groups and choosing "backup".

Restore

If the database requires restoration, please perform this step prior to restoring the application. Your restoration procedure may vary for a database. Typically, just choose to restore the database backup..

Once the database is ready, re-install the application. This generally consists of clicking NEXT at all prompts in the installer and finally FINISH.

Second, if you exported the registry key mentioned above, simply re-import the registry key and launch the application. If you only exported the encryption key and not the registry key, you will need to answer the questions from the mini-setup wizard again including selection of your existing E/RPM database. Once the application is re-installed, go to SETTINGS | ENCRYPTION SETTINGS and select the import option to re-import the encryption key. Click OK to close the dialog.

Next, re-input your registration key.



Once the database and the encryption key have been re-configured, you will need to redeploy the website. From the SETTINGS menu select MANAGE WEB APPLICATION | INSTALL WEB APPLICATION INSTANCE.



For version 4.81 and later, website settings are stored in the database. So simply re-importing the encryption key and reconnecting to the same database will be enough to re-deploy the website. For versions 4.80 and earlier, If you re-imported the encryption key only, you will need to reconfigure all of these settings. If you re-imported the registry key, all of these options will already be configured.

Click INSTALL WEB APPLICATION. Once the installation is complete, you may close the dialog.

The restoration is now complete. Total time to complete, less than 5 minutes + database restoration.

Supplemental Information

Disaster Recovery and High Availability: Disaster Recovery, Security, and High Availability
Database Sizing: Database Sizing Requirements

Applies To

Random Password Manager (RPM)
Enterprise Random Password Manager (ERPM)