Redirecting the restore of the Enterprise Vault Directory database to a different Microsoft SQL Server computer

Use the following steps to redirect the restore of the Enterprise Vault Directory database to a different Microsoft SQL Server computer.

To redirect the restore of the Directory database to a different Microsoft SQL server computer

  1. On the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Restore.

  2. Click New Restore Job.

  3. Navigate to and select the Enterprise Vault Directory database that you want to restore.

  4. In the Properties pane, under Destination, click Enterprise Vault Redirection.

  5. Check Redirect to a new Microsoft SQL server.

  6. In the server field, type the name of the SQL Server name to which you want to restore.

    Use the following format: \\servername.

  7. Check Instance to redirect the restore to a named SQL instance and then type the instance name. If you want to restore to the default instance, leave the field empty.

  8. In the Restore Job Properties pane, select other restore options as needed.

  9. Do one of the following:

    To run the job now

    Click Run Now.

    To schedule the job to run later

    Do the following in the order listed:

    • In the Properties pane, under Frequency, click Schedule.

    • Set the scheduling options.

    • Click Submit.

    After the restore job completes, you must configure Enterprise Vault to use the new name of the SQL database server.

  10. At each Enterprise Vault server, use Enterprise Vault to change the name of the previous SQL Server computer. Change the name to the name of the SQL Server computer that now holds the Directory database.

    See your Enterprise Vault documentation.

  11. Restart the Enterprise Vault Admin service on all Enterprise Vault servers that use the Directory database.

    Two Directory names appear in the backup selections view after you restart the Enterprise Vault Admin service on the Enterprise Vault server.

    For example, Directory on <OldSQL_computer_name> and Directory on <NewSQL_computer_name>).

  12. In Backup Exec, on the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Backup.

  13. Click New Backup Job.

  14. Expand Enterprise Vault.

  15. Expand Directory on <SQL server computer where you moved the Directory database>.

  16. Expand all items under Directory on <SQL server computer where you moved the Directory database>.

    The Directory and Monitoring databases, along with the Enterprise Vault sites, should appear. In addition, the Directory database should display the new SQL Server name and instance where it was redirected.

    When you configure a new Directory database backup job, you must select the Directory database from the current Directory server. Backup Exec automatically removes the previous Directory server name 13 days after you complete the Directory database move.

  17. To manually remove the previous server name, right-click the server name.

  18. Click Delete.