https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-hot-backup/m-p/3461154#M8889 Hi all!<BR /><BR />I'd like to backup my SIM 4.2 database with SQL Server tools without stopping the SIM service, but I can read in the sys-book, step 1 for backing up the database (p. 484) : "Log out of HP Systems Insight Manager, and stop the HP Systems Insight Manager Service."<BR /><BR />Is this really necessary or does the backup also work without stopping the service?<BR /><BR />Regards Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:52:53 GMT Arnaud Schmitt 2005-01-12T05:52:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-hot-backup/m-p/3461154#M8889 Hi all!<BR /><BR />I'd like to backup my SIM 4.2 database with SQL Server tools without stopping the SIM service, but I can read in the sys-book, step 1 for backing up the database (p. 484) : "Log out of HP Systems Insight Manager, and stop the HP Systems Insight Manager Service."<BR /><BR />Is this really necessary or does the backup also work without stopping the service?<BR /><BR />Regards Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:52:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-hot-backup/m-p/3461154#M8889 Arnaud Schmitt 2005-01-12T05:52:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-hot-backup/m-p/3461155#M8890 Depends how time critical the data is.<BR />Generally if an event was missed after a recovery of the database, would you care?<BR /><BR />The guaranteed way of backing up Servers is the one usually documented, but SQL Server Backup should secure a useable database. Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:45:51 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-hot-backup/m-p/3461155#M8890 Rob Buxton 2005-01-12T18:45:51Z