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Step-by-step guide

  • Most of the scripts need inputs before you can run them!

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  1. Backup the DAM Database on the production server & the DAM database on the test server that will be overwritten

Backup the DAM Database on Production & the destination Database  (For Azure hosted servers, these are normally saved in H:\SQLBackups) this will mitigate the need to transfer/copy the backup files to the Test server using FTP later in the process.

FOR AZURE HOSTED SERVERS CREATE A SNAPSHOT AND DISK OF THE PRODUCTION STORAGE DISK, ATTACH THE NEWLY CREATED PRODUCTION STORAGE DISK TO THE TEST SERVER (this process is detailed further down this page, steps 5 & 6 are not needed for azure hosted servers)


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. Stop Digibatch and  Digimonitor website + application

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PLEASE NOTE THAT IN NEWER VERSIONS OF THE DAM DIGIMONITOR AND THE JOBS DATABASE ARE NO LONGER PRESENT)

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3. Restore the databases


4. Check the ownership of the databases 


(dam and dam_jobs). It should be an SA user.




6b) Check the ownership of the databases (dam and dam_jobs). It should be an SA user.

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Once the copying of Assets is complete they should be visible in both the DAM & Media Manager.


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4) Delete the logfiles for Digibatch, Digimonitor and websites (Optional)

3. Copy the .bak file to the database you want to overwrite. (Only for non azure hosted servers)


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