The Database Backup Utility is a simple program that runs on the SERVER and is used to manage the automated backup of an Office Tools Professional database. This program will allow the user to set a series of options to configure their backups. The backups can be set to expire at a specified age, after which they will be deleted. Once installed, configured, and enabled, the backup utility will install itself into the operating system as a Windows Service, and will run at the times specified by your settings.
The user can set the following options...
• Backup location :: path to the folder where the backups should be stored.
• Backup retain value :: duration (in days, weeks, or months) to keep the backups.
• Backup times :: time(s) of the day at which the utility will make a backup of your database.
• Backup interval :: Daily, every 4 hours, or every hour
• Work hours :: [optional] run only during work hours (eg. 8am - 6pm)
• Backup Days :: the weekdays days on which the backup will be executed
• Compress Backups :: compressed backups are generally 14% of the original size
• Backup Sample :: backup your business database as well as your sample database
Please Note: this is not like the original database backup utility. This does not require that a user be logged onto the server for it to run. Since this will install itself as a windows service, there will be no user interaction outside of the configuration utility (see images below). Since this backup utility is a Windows Service, it requires Administrative Privileges to be installed and configured.
