Dimension server backup

DarrenT

We have our Dimension server working ok as a vm on Hyper-v.
We are backing up the Dimension database every day, but should we also backup the vm?
Or, if it goes pop, would it be better to recreate the vm from scratch and just restore the database?
Is there anything we could miss by only backing up the database?
What does everyone else do?

james.carson

Hi @DarrenT
Backing up the database is the actual dimension data -- that's what you'll want to back up in the case of an issue. The VM itself can just be redeployed using the template you can download from our website.

If you'd like another way, completely shut down the VM for a short time, you can snapshot the VM in HyperV. Trying to snapshot the VM while it's running usually makes the image created unusable.