Notification and Backup

Backup the code tree.
The “Code Tree” refers to files and folders installed to the disk when Aras Innovator was first installed.
The default path for the Code Tree installation would be something like:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\Innovator
With the following contents:

The following steps can be used to confirm the installation folder:

1. From the Windows search field, enter Control to access the Control Panel
2. Select Programs and Features
3. Right-click the Name column and select More…
   
   • Select the Comments header if it is not checked
   • Click OK
4. Search for the Aras Innovator entry in the Programs and Features window.

5. View the value set in the Comments column for the Aras Innovator entry:

   

After the tree code installation path has been verified, back up the folder and all its contents.

Disconnect all users from the database.

The easiest way to prevent client sessions from committing any further changes to the database is to change the database connection string in the InnovatorServerConfig.xml from <DB-Connection … to <xDB-Connection and restart the w3svc service (IIS). This expires all session and prevents all new connections to the Aras Innovator database through the existing instance.

Enable database connections.

After the database backup has been completed, enable the database connection string in the InnovatorServerConfig.xml by changing it from <xDB-Connection … to <DB-Connection and restarting the w3svc service (IIS).