Backing up your Renaissance Learning browser-based application database.

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Backing up your Renaissance Learning browser-based application
database.

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Product:

Renaissance Place

Platform:

Windows

Last Updated:

2007/08/01

Issue:
Backing up your Renaissance Learning browser-based application
database.
Resolution:
Renaissance Learning browser-based applications use a SQL Server
database. If you use the full version of SQL Server, you may already be
familiar with the tools included to back up your database. If you are
unfamiliar with the tools used with the full version of SQL Server, or if you
are using the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) that was
installed with the application, this article will give you the steps you need to
back up your database.
In addition to backing up your database, we recommend backing up some
physical content files that are not stored in the database. We have
separated the steps below into Step 1: Database Backup and Step 2:
Physical Content Files.
Step 1: Database Backup
If you are using the Standard or Enterprise version of SQL Server 2000:
You can back up the database manually using SQL Server Enterprise
Manager.
Click on Start Programs Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
1) Expand the SQL Server Group and locate
<SERVER\RenaissanceDB>, replacing <SERVER\RenaissanceDB>
with the name of the instance you are using for your Renaissance
Learning software.
2) Expand the Databases folder and locate the RenaissanceServer
database.
3) Right-click on the RenaissanceServer database, click on All Tasks
and choose Backup Database.
4) Leave the Name as is.
5) Under Backup, click Database - complete.
6) If a backup is listed under Destination, select it and click [Remove],
then click [Add]. If a backup destination is not listed, just click [Add].

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7) Under File Name, click the browse button. Navigate to a location

where you would like to save the backup, and type a name in the
File name field. Click [OK], then [OK] again.
8) Under Overwrite, keep the default of Append to media.
9) Click on the Options tab and place a checkmark in front of Verify
backup upon completion. (Verifying the backup will ensure that the
file has been created and is readable.)
10) Click on [OK] and the backup process will start. Once completed,
you will receive an alert indicating that it completed successfully.
Click [OK]. You may now close Enterprise Manager.
If you are using the Standard or Enterprise version of SQL Server 2005:
You can back up the database manually using SQL Server Management
Studio.
Click on Start Programs Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SQL Server
Management Studio.
1) Connect to <SERVER\RenaissanceDB> using Object Explorer,
replacing <SERVER\RenaissanceDB> with the name of the instance
you are using for your Renaissance Learning software.
2) Expand the Databases folder and locate the RenaissanceServer
database.
3) Right-click on the RenaissanceServer database, click on Tasks and
choose Back Up.
4) Be sure the Backup type is Full and Backup component is
Database.
5) Leave the Name as is.
6) Under Destination, select Back up to: Disk.
7) If a backup is listed under Destination, select it and click [Remove],
then click [Add]. If a backup destination is not listed, just click [Add].
8) Under File Name, click the browse button. Navigate to a location
where you would like to save the backup, and type a name in the
File name field. Click [OK], then [OK] again.
9) Under Overwrite, keep the default of Append to media.
10) Click on the Options page (on the left). Keep all defaults except
place a checkmark in front of Verify backup when finished.
(Verifying the backup will ensure that the file has been created and is
readable.)
11) Click on [OK] and the backup process will start. Once completed,
you will receive an alert indicating that it completed successfully.
Click [OK]. You may now close Management Studio.
If you are using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE):
1) Click HERE to download the BackupUtility program. Save the file to
the desktop of your server and decompress to create
BackupUtility.exe. To create a backup, double-click on
BackupUtility.exe and follow the on-screen directions:
2) First you will be prompted to enter the server name. This is the name
of your SQL Server 2000/MSDE instance. If you are not sure what to

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enter, open SQL Server Service Manager in the task bar and check
the server name in the first field. Type this in exactly as it appears in
Service Manager, and press <Enter> to continue.
3) Next, you will be prompted to enter your system administrator user
name, and then you will be prompted for the password (these are the
SQL Server system administrator user name and password, NOT the
ones you would use to log into Renaissance Place). In most cases
you can press <Enter> to continue.
4) Next, you will be prompted to enter your database name. Depending
on your version of the browser-based software, you may have been
offered the option of changing your database name during
installation. If you changed the RenaissanceServer database name,
type the new database name and press <Enter>. In most cases you
can just press <Enter> to continue.
5) When your login information is ready to be validated, press any key
to continue.
6) Enter a path and filename. If you want your backup file created in a
directory on the hard drive, the directory must already exist. You may
not choose the name of an existing file; you must create a new file.
Also, the path cannot contain any spaces using this utility; if a space
is included in the path, the backup will fail to be created successfully.
7) When the file name has been verified, press any key to start the
backup.
8) When you are notified the backup was created, press any key to exit
the command window.
Step 2: Physical Content Files
Depending on the application(s) you have installed and content you are
using, there are additional files that should be backed up. Please follow the
guide below and copy the appropriate files to a backup location.
Note: C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\ represents your program
location. If you chose to install to a non-default location, please replace
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\ with the location where you
installed Renaissance Place.
Accelerated Math
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\Accelerated Math Content
Service\LPEBooks
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\Accelerated Math Content
Service\SupportFiles
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement\AM\Documents
folder (Note: If you are copying files from one server to another, do not copy
the Common folder thats inside of the C:\Program Files\Renaissance
Learning\OnlineManagement\AM\Documents folder the installer will
reinstall files into that folder.)
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement
\AM\ObjectiveExample.
Accelerated Reader
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement\AR\Content
\RecVoice (this is only necessary if you own voice quizzes)
AssessmentMaster
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement
\ASM\GeneratedWorksheets
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\WSL\Worksheets
English in a Flash

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C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement\ESL\Student\

(The Student folder contains folders inside of it for each library: Library 1 is
in a folder named E01_1.0 and Library 2 is in a folder named E02_1.0)
Fluent Reader
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement\FR\Content
\Audio
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement\FR\Content
\Images
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement
\FR\Content\PDFs
C:\Program Files\Renaissance Learning\OnlineManagement
\FR\StudentAudio
MathFacts in a Flash
All content is stored in the database and installed with the application.
STAR Early Literacy
All content is stored in the database and installed with the applications.
STAR Math
All content is stored in the database and installed with the applications.
STAR Reading
All content is stored in the database and installed with the applications.
We strongly recommend moving the backup file and the copy of your
physical files to a location other than your servers hard drive on a regular
basis.
If you need assistance in backing up, or need to restore your database,
please contact Renaissance Learning Technical Support at
support@renlearn.com.

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