How to recover job list and settings after reformatting database machine?

[alvaro_bataller]

Hi, If I have to reformat the computer where the database is stored and re-install DeadlineRepository and Database. What steps do I have to take to be able re-install everything without loosing any information like (jobs list, archive jobs, supporting files, etc).

I’m keeping my “DeadlineRepository10” in a Network Attached Storage and my database installed locally.

Also when I ran the Repository/Database installer and I give it the same path of my old Repository, it re-installs over it (creating a backup folder) instead of just using the existing Repository.

Is there a way of just selecting the already existing and not reinstalling over it?

[eamsler]

If the Database is gone, the jobs can’t come back.

We keep a backup these days in the install directory in case you install over top, but a reformat means the bits are gone for good.

For future, this doc discusses how to migrate the data.