====== 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]].