How to migrate Citrix Session Recording databases
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Article ID: CTX293366
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Description
Actions need to perform while migrating Citrix Session Recording Databases .
Instructions
Follow these steps
- Take full backup of existing Session Recording databases (SessionRecording and SessionRecordingLogging)
- Copy backed up databased to the new SQL server.
- Restore Session recording and logging databases in new SQL server.
- Create new logon with Session Recording server hostname in SQL server under Security -> Logins

- Add both databases to Always On High Availability (if there is Always on configured)
- Logon to Session Recording server and stop services (Citrix Session Recording Analytics Service, Citrix Session Recording Storage Manager).
- Take backup of "C:\Program Files\Citrix\SessionRecording\Database\Bin\SsRecDatabase.InstallState"
- Updated "Taken backup of "C:\Program Files\Citrix\SessionRecording\Database\Bin\SsRecDatabase.InstallState" with new SQL Server or Always-On Listener address.
- Updated following registry with new SQL Server or Always-On Listener address.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\SmartAuditor\Database\SmAudDatabaseInstance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\SmartAuditor\Server\SmAudDatabaseInstance - Start services (Citrix Session Recording Analytics Service, Citrix Session Recording Storage Manager).
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