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QuickBooks (QB) on Windows 7 (Win) Virtual Machine (VM)
File back up: QB "company" file
With the data file, a restore gets back the core business data.
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- Requires account with correct A&S file server access.
VM back up: Win7
With a VM back up, in addition to a data file snapshot (see above), also gets a copy of the structure. Thus consider doing at least whenever there is a change to the structure, such as changes to the QB structure or OS configuration. (And right before major changes to ensure current roll-back image is available!)
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Q: Bother backing up MySQL database (DB)?If yes:
A: Yes! Transaction logs would be valuable in debugging processing problems. Also, logs are depended on when the QB DB is not running (which will be very often- basically when it's not being used).
File back up: MySQL kiosk transaction records
Export MySQL DB to a file.
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- Requires account with correct A&S file server access.
VM back up
With a VM back up, in addition to a data file snapshot (see above), also gets a copy of the structure. Thus consider doing at least whenever there is a change to the structure, such as changes to the web (Apache) structure, DB structure (MySQL), or OS configuration. (And right before major changes to ensure current roll-back image is available!)
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