Backing up current Database 

• On the SQL Server, where the working database is located open Microsoft SQL Management Studio 
• Select the correct database with right click and choose Tasks - Back Up…
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• Choose Full on the Backup type 
• Select Destination where the database will be saved by adding Backup Destination
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Creating a new Database on new database server: 

• Create a new VM and install a supported Windows version. To find supported versions, please refer to the Scout Release Notes on myelux.com
• Install SQL Server Management Studio
• For detailed information on necessary access rights, see: Authentication to SQL Server 
• Create blank database
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Restoring a Database to a newly created SQL Server 

• Save .bak file to a newly created SQL server 
• Login to SQL Server 
• Right click on Databases and choose Restore Database…
• On General menu, choose Device as a Source and add file by clicking on three dots 
• At the Destination section, you can change name of the database and click OK
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Installing new Scout server 

• Install new Scout Management suite according to the uDocs steps and connect Scout to the newly created database (empty database) that you have created before

  Note: The same version of Scout must be installed as it was on the production server. You can perform update to the latest Scout Management Suite after connecting it to the restored database

• When installation is done, open Scout Console, go to Security and Activate administrator policies 
• Close Scout Console
• Go to “C:\Program Files\Unicon\Scout” and run sepe.exe (or simply type “sepe” on start bar) 
• Change the database connection on both tabs, Console and Server by choosing Edit then three dots, and changing the database to the restored one (database from production environment) 
• Confirm with OK
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• Open Task manager on the Server and chose Services 
• Restart ScoutServer and ScoutBoardDBlayer by choosing Restart on right click
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• Open Scout Console 
• Information window will pop up with checksum number and asking you to enter a validation code
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• Please contact our support at support@unicon.com and ask for validation code by sending the checksum number. 
• After you validated your database, you can use your Scout Server in a test environment with the database from production environment 

Note:  Onboarded devices from the production environment will not have access to Scout server in test environment. Any devices that will be used for the test environment must be onboarded again.