Below is brief outline of what to do if you lose your AyaNova database. Please refer to the AyaNova v3 Manual section “Backup & Recovery” for comprehensive details starting on page 578
It’s bound to happen sometime - your server’s hard drive bites it, there’s a fire in your office, someone breaks in and steals your computers -> something happens that you lose your data including the AyaNova database.
What do you do?
PRIOR TO ANYTHING: Because you realize how much time and money it would cost to lose your data and have to re-enter it manually, as well as the cost of lost customer service history, unbilled items, etc, you have been backing up the AyaNova database on a regular basis and taking the backup tapes/CD/DVD’s off-site every day.
IF PREVIOUSLY USING THE STAND-ALONE DEFAULT INSTALLATION:
Download the trial AyaNova installation file from http://www.ayanova.com/download.htm
Install the trial AyaNova on to your computer taking the defaults
Run AyaNova - this will load the trial database and this is just fine, as at this point you just want to ensure everything installed correctly and the AyaNova program is running correctly.
Exit out of the AyaNova program
Restore from backup the AYANOVA.FDB file you have previously backed up before the loss - overwrite the existing AYANOVA.FDB
Now run the AyaNova program and confirm it is your licensed data that now is available.
IF PREVIOUSLY USING THE NETWORK FIREBIRD CONFIGURATION:
Download the trial AyaNova installation file from http://www.ayanova.com/download.htm
Install the trial AyaNova on to what will be your server taking the defaults
Run AyaNova - this will load the trial database in steand-alone default mode and this is just fine, as at this point you just want to ensure everything installed.
Exit out of AyaNova
Now perform the steps as outlined in the AyaNova v3 Manual section for network Firebird configutation starting page 542
Once you have confirmed you are successfully accessing the trial database via the network Firebird configuration, than restore your backed up AyaNova database file as outlined in the AyaNova v3 Manual section “Restoring the database with an embedded Firebird database server” starting page 581
IF PREVIOUSLY USING THE NETWORK SQL EXPRESS CONFIGURATION:
Download the trial AyaNova installation file from http://www.ayanova.com/download.htm
Install the trial AyaNova on to what will be your server taking the defaults
Run AyaNova - this will load the trial database in steand-alone default mode and this is just fine, as at this point you just want to ensure everything installed.
Exit out of AyaNova
Now perform the steps as outlined in the AyaNova v3 Manual section for network SQL Express configutation starting page 553
Once you have confirmed you are successfully accessing the trial database via the SQL Express configuration, than restore your backed up AyaNova SQL database file.
IF PREVIOUSLY USING THE NETWORK SQL SERVER CONFIGURATION:
Download the trial AyaNova installation file from http://www.ayanova.com/download.htm
Install the trial AyaNova on to what will be your server taking the defaults
Run AyaNova - this will load the trial database in steand-alone default mode and this is just fine, as at this point you just want to ensure everything installed.
Exit out of AyaNova
Now perform the steps as outlined in the AyaNova v3 Manual section for network SQL Server configutation starting page 561
Once you have confirmed you are successfully accessing the trial database via the SQL Server configuration, than restore your backed up AyaNova SQL database file.