Description

For Clustered deployments, the backup script on each appliance in the cluster should be configured to run at the same time.

This procedure must be completed on each appliance in the cluster.

1. On the Clearwell appliance, access Scheduled Tasks from the Control Panel.
   
   Click Start > Administrative Tools> Task Scheduler
    
2. When the Task Scheduler opens, right-click on Task Scheduler (Local) and select Create Task... 
    
   This will display the General tab:
    
   
   
3. Type in a name for the task (such as "Clearwell Appliance Backup").
   
   

4. It may be necessary to have the task run as a user that is different from the user currently logged in. If so, the same user that is running the EsaApplicationService is a recommended alternative user. To change the user, click the Change User or Group... button.  
   
   Note: If the appliance backup is writing to a remote location, it should have permissions to write to the destination.

5. Check Run whether user is logged in or not.

6. Check Run with highest privileges.

7. Click the Triggers tab click the New... button. 

8. Select the appropriate Settings and Advanced settings.
   
   
    
9. Click OK when done
    
10. Click the Actions Tab and click New...
     
11. Click Browse... and navigate to C:\PERL\perl\bin\perl.exe
    
    
12. In the Add arguments (optional): field, specify the full path to the scheduledNodebackup.pl script, e.g. D:\CW\V90\bin\scheduledNodeBackup.pl
    
    
13. In the Start in (optional): field, specify the Clearwell installation directory, e.g. D:\CW\V90
     
14. Click OK when done.
    
    The Actions tab should now look something like this:
    
    
     
15. Validate that the newly created task runs correctly.
    
    Note: Right-click on Task Scheduler Library and select Enable All Tasks History in order to see useful logging in the History tab of the task.
     

Note the following:

• Appliance backups will stop all Clearwell services, so the time chosen for backups should be when no users will be accessing the appliance, or in the case of a distributed architecture deployment any of the appliances in the cluster.

• The backup node location should also be checked to verify that it can be created. The default location is:

  D:\CW\\backups\

• The scheduledNodeBackup.pl script generates a log to the D:\CW \backuplog directory, which should be examined for errors. 
   
• Any previously created backups in the backup location will not be overwritten.