Enabling server backups

Instead of saving archives on your local machine, you can save them to the Rational® DOORS® database server machine, where they are stored in a folder inside the data folder. This means that they can be accessed by any Rational DOORS client that is connected to the database.

About this task

This topic describes how to enable server archives on Windows machines.

To enable server archives on UNIX machines, include the environment variable DOORS_ARCHIVE_LOCATION=<directoryname> as part of the profile or startup script for the user who runs the Rational DOORS database server. The directory <directoryname> is created relative to $SERVERDATA.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the data folder on the Rational DOORS database server machine. Create a folder for the server archives in the data folder.
  2. Open the Registry Editor, and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Telelogic\DOORS_Server\9.5\Config.
  3. Create a string called DOORS_Archive_Location.
  4. Right-click the string, select Modify, and type the name of the folder you created in the Value data field. For example, type serverarchive.
  5. Stop and start the Rational DOORS database server.

What to do next

Check that server archives are enabled:
  1. Run Rational DOORS and log in as a user with the power to archive and restore data.
  2. Select a project in the right pane of the database explorer and click File > Archive. If server archives are enabled, the Archive Project window has an Archive on server field. This field is also available on the Archive Module window. A Restore from server field is displayed on the Restore Project and Restore Module windows.

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