AX Database - Backup/Restore Creates/Restores a backup of an Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009/2012 database

AX Database - Backup/Restore
AX Database - Backup/Restore
Topic Work with AX database (AX 2009/2012)
Description Creates/Restores a backup of an Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009/2012 database
Category Utility
Special features
  • Create a backup of an AX database
  • Create a backup of an AX model store database (only AX 2012 R2 or higher)
  • Restore a backup an AX database
  • Restore a backup of an AX model store database  (only AX 2012 R2 or higher)
Microsoft documentation https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd361990.aspx
Parameter: Action
Description Do you want to create or restore a backup? Possible values are "Backup", or "Restore"
Type Picklist
Required True
Default value Backup
Parameter: Include modelstore database
Description Do you want to include the model store database? (only AX 2012 R2 or higher)
Type Boolean
Required False
Default value False
Parameter: Server config file path (.axc)
Description The file path to of the server configuration file.
Type File path
Required True
Default value
Example value $/Microsoft Dynamics AX (Test)/Server.axc
Parameter: Backup file path (.bak)
Description The file path to of the database backup. (*.bak)
Type File path
Required True
Default value
Example value \\MyShare\AXDatabase.bak
Parameter: Model store backup file path (.bak)
Description The file path to of the model store database backup. (*.bak)
Type File path
Required True
Default value
Dependency Only visible if Include modelstore database is "True"
Example value \\MyShare\AXModelstoreDatabase.bak
Parameter: Max wait time (min)
Description The number of minutes to wait before failing the step.
Type Integer
Required False
Default value 120

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