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Re-initialize the Arcserve Backup Database

The following procedure describes how to re-initialize the Arcserve Backup database. The Arcserve Backup database may not initialize under the following scenarios:

• The Arcserve Backup database could not be recovered from a disaster using Arcserve Database Recovery Wizard.
• The Arcserve Backup database could not be started for various reasons.

When you execute this procedure, the Server Configuration Wizard overwrites the existing Arcserve Backup database instance, which allows you to re-initialize the Arcserve Backup database.

Important! The re-initialization process overwrites your Arcserve Backup database. Verify if the Arcserve Backup database is corrupt before you complete this task.

You will not lose backup data in media, but you will lose everything stored in database, including backup history, information about nodes and media. Then, you need to run merge job to retrieve the session information from media.

You can perform this task with Microsoft SQL Server databases and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition databases.

To re-initialize the Arcserve Backup database

1. From the Arcserve Backup primary or stand-alone server, start the Server Configuration Wizard.

   Note: To start the Server Configuration Wizard, click Start, point to All Programs, Arcserve, Arcserve Backup, and click Server Configuration Wizard.

   The Server Configuration Wizard opens with the Select Options dialog.

2. Click Select Database and click Next.

   The Check caroot dialog opens.

3. Specify the caroot password and click Next.

   The System Account dialog opens.

4. Specify the system account information and click Next.

   The Select Database dialog opens.

5. In the Select Database dialog, accept the default options and click Next.

   A message appears warning you that certain information will not be migrated.

6. Click OK to clear the message.
7. Do one of the following:
   • If the Arcserve Backup database is a Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition database, continue to the next step.
   • If the Arcserve Backup database is a Microsoft SQL Server database, the SQL Database System Account dialog opens. Accept the default options on the SQL Database System Account dialog and click Next.
8. In the Select database installation path dialog, ensure that the Overwrite DB option is enabled.

   Note: Enabling this option is essential for re-initializing the database.

   Click Next.

   The Arcserve Backup database is re-initialized.

9. Click Finish.

   Note: After the re-initialization process is complete, all scheduled jobs in the Job Queue (for example, the Arcserve database pruning job and the Arcserve database protection job) will maintain a status of Hold. For the jobs to resume their schedule, you must change the status of each job from Hold to Ready. To change the job status, open the Job Status Manager, right-click the jobs and click Ready on the pop-up menu.