The information on this page refers to License Statistics v5.15 or newer, which upgraded MySQL to v5.7. If you are using an earlier version of License Statistics, please refer to the documentation for releases prior to v5.15. |
Important: Be sure to make a backup before uninstalling License Statistics. All files will be deleted from the License Statistics installation directory during the uninstallation. |
Important: All automated scripts (mysql_xxx.bat or mysql_xxx.sh) described in this section are configured to operate on an embedded database running with default configuration settings, as listed below. In all other cases (different configuration or external database), you must either do manual operations on the database or adjust the scripts to your custom needs. Default settings for embedded database:
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You should use the automated backup and restore scripts provided with License Statistics if possible. However, if your needs and installation do not allow you to use the automated scripts, you can perform the backup and restore procedures manually.
License Statistics includes the following scripts for automating backups when the database created by License Statistics (EMBEDDED64) is used with default settings. Review these scripts so you are familiar with what they do, and decide if they will work for your backup and restoration needs.
Script for Windows | Script for Linux | Description |
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mysql_start.bat | mysql_start.sh | Starts the MySQL database. |
mysql_stop.bat | mysql_stop.sh | Stops the MySQL database. |
mysql_backup.bat | mysql_backup.sh | Backs up the License Statistics database. |
mysql_restore.bat | mysql_restore.sh | Restores the License Statistics database. |
mysql_start_backup_stop.bat | mysql_start_backup_stop.sh | Starts, backs up, and stops the MySQL database. |
mysql_start_restore_stop.bat | mysql_start_restore_stop.sh | Starts, restores, and stops the the MySQL database. |
mysql_clean.bat | mysql_clean.sh | Drops (removes) the License Statistics database. |
Note: You may not be able to run the scripts as a normal user on Windows due to Windows limitations, so be sure to run the scripts as an administrator (see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-en/library/cc947813(v=ws.10).aspx for instructions on starting a command prompt as an administrator). |
When running License Statistics using an external database that is not maintained by License Statistics, you must do manual backups instead of using the supplied scripts. You must also do manual backups if you are running EMBEDDED64 with any custom settings, such as a custom database name, port, password set, or different user.
If you must do a manual backup, review the scripts to base the backup on what is done in the scripts.
Before you begin your database backup:
The following instructions assume that you are using the License Statistics scripts to backup the database. If you are backing up the database manually, use the scripts to guide you in what is needed for manual backup.
To perform a backup of the License Statistics database:
You can perform steps 4-6 at the same time rather than individually by using the "mysql_start_backup_stop" script. |
Backing up the database may take a long time, depending on the volume of data in your database. |
The script creates the "xformation_licstat.dump" file.
When the backup is complete:
The following instructions assume that you are using the License Statistics scripts to restore the database. If you are restoring the database manually, use the scripts to guide you in what is needed for manual restoration.
To restore the data:
You can perform steps 5, 7 and 8 at the same time rather than individually using the "mysql_start_restore_stop" script; however, this script will work only if the database doesn't already exist. |
When upgrading License Statistics to a new version, you do not have to restore the database dump. You can use a new database (not necessarily the one that was used before upgrading) as well. |
Restoring the database may take a long time, depending on the volume of data in your database. |
After the database is restored:
Important: Do not change the structure of the new xflicstat.cfg file. |