Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 28)

It is especially important to back up your Proxies and Version devices when you back up
your Final Cut Server catalog. Both of these devices contain special assets used by
Final Cut Server and both use the Contentbase file system. A suggested backup strategy
is to back up the Final Cut Server catalog and place its backup file on the same volume
as the Proxies and Version devices. As soon as the catalog is backed up, you can then
back up it and the two devices at the same time using your normal backup procedures.
About Backing Up the Final Cut Server Catalog
Backing up your Final Cut Server catalog actually entails much more than just a file or
two. For that reason, Final Cut Server includes a backup feature that automates the backup
process.
The result of backing up your Final Cut Server catalog is a .zip file that contains a snapshot
of all aspects of your Final Cut Server catalog. This snapshot includes:
• All groups and their permissions
• All metadata for all assets and projects
• All automations, regardless of whether they were created with Automation Setup
Assistant or the client’s Administration window
• A list of all devices and their settings, regardless of whether they were created with
Device Setup Assistant or the client’s Administration window
• All log and job history entries
• All preference settings
The goal of backing up your Final Cut Server catalog is to be able to return to a known
state should there be a catastrophic failure, such as a hard disk failure. Following is an
example of the steps you could take to recover from a hard disk failure on your server
computer.
Stage 1: Reinstalling Mac OS X on the Computer
The first step toward recovering from a hard disk failure is to reinstall the Mac OS X or
Mac OS X Server operating system.
Stage 2: Configuring Your Groups as They Were Previously
Once restored, Final Cut Server will expect the same groups to be available that were in
use previously.
Stage 3: Restoring Your Proxy and Version Files
If you backed up the proxy and version files at the same time that you last backed up the
Final Cut Server catalog (as suggested previously), you need to restore these files. These
must appear exactly as they did when you last backed up Final Cut Server, in exactly the
same folder location relative to the hard disk’s root folder. Final Cut Server automatically
reconnects to these files when its catalog is restored.
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