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Administering
Learn how to administer settings in HCL Launch elements and communication between the elements.
Backup and recover
You can back up and recover the contents of your HCL Launch installation.
Restoring a backup
To restore a backup of the server, stop the server and replace the existing files and databases with the backup files and databases.

Administering
Learn how to administer settings in HCL Launch elements and communication between the elements.
- High availability and failover
  You can configure clustered HCL Launch servers, and agents for high availability. You can also configure agents and agent relays for failover.
- Setting up high-availability clusters
  To configure a high-availability cluster, you store shared files on network storage. Then, you configure multiple servers, set each server to access the same files and database, and configure a load balancer to distribute the traffic between the servers.
- Adding cold standby servers
  You can add cold standby servers to serve as a backup server or for disaster recovery. You must start the secondary server or servers when the active server fails, and network traffic is routed to the secondary servers.
- Backup and recover
  You can back up and recover the contents of your HCL Launch installation.
  - Backing up the server
    To back up the server, make a backup copy of the database and application data directory. Both frequent online backups and occasional offline backups are required.
  - Restoring a backup
    To restore a backup of the server, stop the server and replace the existing files and databases with the backup files and databases.
- Server settings and configuration
  After you install HCL Launch, you can modify the server configuration and configure more options.
- Setting user preferences
  Each user can specify display options for the server, including the language for the server and how the server shows times and dates.
- Agents and agent relay configuration
  After you install an agent for HCL Launch, you can modify its configuration or create an agent relay to facilitate communication to remote relays.
- License management
  HCL Launch provides a 60-day license-free evaluation period. To use all product features after the evaluation period, you must have a license.
- Setting up the wizard for new users
  HCL Launch includes a wizard to help users become familiar with the procedures and steps in creating a deployment. Some configuration is required before the wizard can be used.
- Customizing the table views
  Customize a table view in the HCL Launch application by hiding or showing, and reordering of the table columns.
- Managing data

Restoring a backup

To restore a backup of the server, stop the server and replace the existing files and databases with the backup files and databases.

Restore a backup of the server

Procedure

To restore the server from a backup, follow these steps:

Stop the server.
Copy the server files from the backup to the application data directory, overwriting the current files.
You must restore the backup files to the same location as the existing files because configuration files include system paths.
Restore the database from the backup.

Important: You must restore the database from a backup that was taken at the same time as the backup of the application data directory.
Restart the server.