Moving the Repository

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The following describes how you can move the Repository server and database to a new machine or to a new database platform.

1. Backup the current Repository database or export the current Repository database schema, depending on the DBMS platform.
2. Restore the database on the new Repository database server.
3. Install the Repository application server on a new machine if necessary.
4. Run the program "ERStudio Repository Database Maintenance" on the machine where the new Repository application server is installed.
5. Choose the option "Connect to an existing ER/Studio Repository database".
6. Specify the connection information for the new database.
7. If necessary, provide the new hostname to Repository users so they can connect to the new Repository.

See Also

• Best Practices
• Backing Up and Recovering the Repository