System variables for Database Backup

System variables in the Database Backup category allow you to set defaults regarding the default file path and file creation during a system backup.

Table 1. System variables for System Database and Log Message Management Backup
System variable name Description Value type Default value

System database backup path

The path on the database server computer for the system backup. Set it to empty to use the default database service backup path. Check the install path from the server where the database service is installed for the exact default path.

File path The field is empty. The system uses default path.

Create a new file for each backup

If True, a new backup file generates for each backup for each database.

If False, all backups for a given database are placed into the same file and replace the backup previously stored in the file.

Boolean True

Log message management backup path for audit

The path on the C•CURE server computer for the storage of the Audit log message volume management backup file.

Set it to empty to use the default path of the Backups folder in the C•CURE installation root path. Changing the path only affects the new Audit log message volume backups. The old existing backups are not affected.

Note: Mapped drives paths are not supported for remote locations. You can use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path instead.

Example: \\<Computer Name>\Program Files (x86)\JCI\CrossFire\LogMessageBackup

File path The field is empty. The system uses default path.

Database Backup Timeout

Timeout for Database Backup operation. Numeric value is in minutes. Numeric 40