To back up and restore JP1/Software Distribution Manager (central manager) when failover occurs on JP1/Software Distribution:

1. Place the generic-service resource Remote Install Server offline.
2. Place the generic-service resource Asset Information Synchronous Service offline (applicable if Asset Information Manager Subset is used).
3. Stop the Remote Install Server service.
4. Stop the products that are accessing the JP1/Software Distribution database:
   
   • World Wide Web Publishing Service or World Wide Web Publishing (applicable if Asset Information Manager Subset is used)
   • Asset Information Synchronous Service and Asset Information Manager Subset commands and tasks (applicable if Asset Information Manager Subset is used)
   • JP1/Client Security Control - Manager (applicable if JP1/CSC is linked)
5. In the executing system, acquire a backup of the following data or restore the backup data:
   
   • Registry (installation and setup information)
   • JP1/Software Distribution Manager database
   • Asset Information Manager Subset (applicable if Asset Information Manager Subset is used)
   • Various files
     Package files and operation history files, operation history files (operation history backup directory), and audit log files
     
   For details about how to back up each type of data, see 5.3.1 Manually backing up JP1/Software Distribution Manager.
   For details about how to restore the backup data, see 5.3.5 Restoring JP1/Software Distribution Manager.
   
6. Place the generic-service resource Remote Install Server online.
7. Place the generic-service resource Asset Information Synchronous Service online (applicable if Asset Information Manager Subset is used).