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+====== How to Install the Backup Server ======
+===== Introduction =====
+We never hope for a hardware failure. But we should always plan for one. But someday, it is possible that the server (or a critical component of the server) will fail. If you have wisely followed the counsel about
+[[en:redundancy#hardware_redundancy|Server Redundancy]], you will have a backup server ready to use in case of an emergency. This will minimise your downtime.
+What you need:
+  * Your backup server machine
+  * An IDTM backup drive
+===== Installing the Backup Server =====
+  - //Carefully// disconnect all cables from the old server
+    * Power, monitor, mouse, keyboard, backup drive
+  - //Carefully// connect the same cables to the "new" server
+  - Turn on the machine and log in
+    * The username and password should be the same as on the old server
+  - Open the IDTM-Library folder.
+  - Plug in the USB backup drive and navigate to the most recent backup.
+  - Copy the folder containing the most recent date. Paste this into the IDTM-Library folder on the new server.
+===== Updating Client Computers =====
+You may need to update the network drive connections for the server on each client computer if the IP address is different on the new server.
+Follow this guide [[en:howto-connectnetworkdrive|How to Connect a Network Drive]].