Change the Mart Database Server

Sometimes, you may change the server on which the Mart database is installed, or you may restore the Mart database with a new name. When there is a change the server name or database name, reconfigure the Mart Portal.

Follow these steps:

  1. Back up your Mart database.
  2. Restore the database on the designated server.
  3. If you use the same computer for Mart Portal and restore the database in a different name, include the new database name in the erwin Mart Configuration dialog.

    From the Windows Start menu, open the erwin Mart Configuration dialog. In the Mart Portal tab, Database Name field, enter the new name with which the database is restored. Enter the current user name and password to access the database. If wrong information is provided here, you may be able to install the Mart, but you cannot log in and cannot use it.

  4. If you use a different computer for Mart Portal and restore the database in the same name, install the Mart Portal on the new computer.

    Use the Install erwin Mart Portal procedure and install the Mart Portal. In the Mart Portal tab, Server Name field, enter the name of the new server where the database is restored. Enter the current user name and password to access the database. If wrong information is provided here, you may be able to install the Mart, but you cannot log in and cannot use it.

  5. Stop the Mart Portal service and start it again.
  6. From the Windows Start menu, click All Programs, erwin, erwin Mart Portal 12.5 , erwin Mart Portal 12.5 .

    Enter the credentials of the Mart administrator and log in.