Archived events are removed from all ICPAM database tables and copied to a compressed file. The file includes a password-protected SQL script, and can be run on an offline database to view the purged events. Archived events are not visible in the Events & Alarms listings or Reports, and are not included in system backups.
Archiving historic events improves system performance and simplifies monitoring because only the latest and most relevant events and alarms are displayed. System backup file sizes are also reduced. In addition, the historical event records are self-contained. Referenced objects, such as a person's name and card number, are retained even if the original record is deleted. Reports on historical events can also span a much longer time range than is normally possible for live events.
The file name includes the date and the server software version number. For example:
· bak-04122016-0933561.5.3_0.3.6.cpam.noevents.zip is the name of a no-events backup file created 4/12/2016 on a CPAM 1.5.3 system
· bak-05242016-1452592.2.0_0.3.8.ICPAM220.zip is the name of a full backup file created 5/24/2016 on an ICPAM 2.2.0 system
Only the three most recent archive files are saved. When a fourth archive file is added, the oldest file is deleted. You can right click a filename to save it to a local or network drive, or use the option in the following procedure to automatically copy archive files to a remote server.
Archived event files can be restored to ICPAM, if necessary. Restored archive events do not appear in the Event and Alarm Monitoring windows, but you can run reports on them. See the Creating Reports from Pruned Events for more information. Archived event files can also be used by other applications to view old events or run reports.
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