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Restore the Databases

You can restore data from a backup of a CA Network Flow Analysis database. The steps in this topic are for restoring data on a Windows server, but the database path is the same for a Linux server.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in with administrator rights.
2. Stop the CA Network Flow Analysis services.
3. Restore each of the target directories or files from its remote location to its original location:
   • Customized configuration files: Various locations (Any server)
   • Customized data_retention database: <install_path>\MySql51\data\data_retention (Stand-alone or Harvester server)
   • harvester database: <install_path>\MySql51\data\harvester (Stand-alone or Harvester server)
   • nqrptr database: <install_path>\MySql51\data\nqrptr (DSA server)
   • poller database: <install_path>\MySql51\data\poller (Stand-alone or Harvester server)
   • HarvesterArchive database: <install_path>\Netflow\datafiles\HarvesterArchive (Stand-alone or Harvester server)

• ReaperArchive database: <install_path>\Netflow\datafiles\ReaperArchive (Stand-alone or Harvester server)
• ReaperArchive15 database: <install_path>\Netflow\datafiles\ReaperArchive15 (Stand-alone or Harvester server)
• reporter database: <install_path>\MySql51\data\reporter (Stand-alone, NFA console, or DSA server)

1. Restart the CA Network Flow Analysis services that are listed in the topic Stop the Services.