Utility Tools

You can use a database management utility tool to perform database backups and restores. This tool can be operated via the command line and is available in the base installation folder (where IntegrityCentre.exe is stored).

Note

This tool is only available for On-Premise or Offshore deployments, it’s not available for Software as a Service (SaaS).

See below for detailed information about its usage:

Name

Command

Example Usage

Description

Help

-h

DBManagement.exe -h

Provides information about usage, example and parameters for each of the Backup, Restore, and Restore (with Credentials) commands.

Backup

/backup

DBManagement.exe /backup /sql=MySQLServer /db=MyDatabase /username=admin /password=admin /path="C:\Database Backups"

Tells NEXUS IC to backup a database. For example, it can be used for automated backups of a live database.

Restore

/restore

DBManagement.exe /restore /sql=MySQLServer /db=NewDatabase /path="C:\Database Backups\MyDatabase.nexus-backup"

Tells NEXUS IC to restore a database. For example, it can be used for automated refreshing of a sandpit database.

Restore (with Credentials)

/restore

DBManagement.exe /restore /sql=MySQLServer /db=NewDatabase /path="C:\Database Backups\MyDatabase.nexus-backup" /username=admin /password=admin

If you are overwriting an existing database, you must additionally supply credentials, to demonstrate that you have the appropriate authority to overwrite.