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To move the databases using a recent backup:
On the old server- Login to the Central Administration domain (You will need an administrative account)
- Go to Administrative Options>Backup>View Data Backup Options
- Click on "Create Backup Now" then "OK" after reviewing where the backup will be created
- Go back to the main menu of CAREWare and click on "Refresh Messages"
- A new Administrative Alarm will appear, click on the link and verify that the backup was completed successfully
- Browse to the location of the backup (Default location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$CAREWARE\Data) and copy the cw_bu_X_XX_XX.cwb, where X is the Month/Date/Year of the backup, to the new hard drive/PC/Server.
On the new server- Install the new CAREWare database instance and if necessary the business and client tiers on the new hard drive/PC/Server.
- Go to the business tier directory (Default location: C:\Program Files\CAREWare\RW CAREWare Business Tier) and open the CW Admin.exe
- Press "Stop Server"
- Highlight the DatabaseConnectionString and press "Edit"
- In the Setting field above, enter the new hostname and instance where "Data Source='hostname'\'instance name';" or "Server='hostname'\'instance name';"
- Click "Save"
- Highlight the SQLServerRestoreFromDirectory and click "Edit".
- Provide the path of the backup that moved to the new server.
- Highlight the SQLServerBackupDirectory and click "Edit".
- Provide the same path as step 8.
- Click "Save" and then click "Start Server".
- Login to the Central Administration domain using the new database instance
- Go to Administrative Options>Backup>View Data Restore Options
- Provide the correct SA password
- Using the pull down menu, select the most recent backup. This should be the backup you just created. Backups are listed by date
- Click "Restore Database"
- Click "Yes"
- Click "Restore No Backup" if this is a new database instance with no data residing in the database
- If CAREWare detected multiple backups on the specified day, then chose the backup with the latest time stamp
- Click "Restore"
- Once the restore has completed click "Ok"
- Log in to CAREWare and chose your provider domain
- Check that restore occurred properly by verifying the client data
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