Issue
When Vista Server is running as a service how do you restore backup files?
Product Line
TAC Vista
Environment
- Vista 4.x.x
- Vista 5.x.x
Cause
The Vista Server program will not allow you to restore a backup when running as a service. Depending on the nature of the backup it might have to be deregistered as a service to do the restore.
Resolution
Vista backup is a zip file of the database directory
- Open Services from the Windows Control Panel.
- Stop the Vista Server service (TACOS.exe)
- Unzip the database backup into an empty directory of your choice.
- Start Vista Server Setup and browse to the directory the database was restored to in the Database folder path of the Vista Database tab.
- Click Ok.
- Start the Vista Server service (TACOS.exe)
Vista backup is a full Vista backup (FVB) file
- Unregister Vista Server as a service, see Registering/Unregistering TAC Vista Server as a Windows service.
- Start Vista Server as a program.
- Login to the Vista Server program.
- Use the File\Restore Database option.
- Browse to the FVB file.
- Browse to a new folder.
- Click Ok.
- Close Vista Server.
- Start Vista Server Setup and browse to the directory the database was restored to in the Database folder path of the Vista Database tab.
- Click OK.
- Start Vista Server as a program.
- Ensure the database was upgraded.
- Stop Vista Server.
- Register Vista Server as a service, see Registering/Unregistering TAC Vista Server as a Windows service.
