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Move TDS to New PC

There may come a point in time where the computer running the TDS server needs an upgrade, and so you need to move TDS to another PC. Here is how you might do that:

Install TDS on the New PC​

Install TDS on the new computer just like you would on any other PC. You can find instructions to do so here.

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Be sure to setup your firewall settings as well.

Copy the Database​

You should have a database.sqlite3 and measurements.sqlite3 file somewhere in your file system. The default location is C:\ProgramData\tessonics\tds2\data\database.sqlite3 and C:\ProgramData\tessonics\tds2\data\measurements.sqlite3 respectively.

If the database files are not in that location, check the common-file and db-file fields in the file C:\ProgramData\tessonics\tds2\tds-server.json for the location of these database files.

If this location has changed, and the tds-server.json file is missing, contact your IT department to locate the file.

Once you find the database files, you have one of two options:

  1. Copy it to the default location: C:\ProgramData\tessonics\tds2\data\database.sqlite3; or
  2. Copy to some other location and update the file C:\ProgramData\tessonics\tds2\tds-server.json to match it. Specifically, the common-file entry.

Repeat that for the measurements.sqlite3 with db-file, respectively.

Configure Desktop Tools and Units to Point to New Computer​

Once the firewall settings have been updated and the database file has been copied, you can now update Desktop Tools and the RSWA units to point to the new computer.

Configure Desktop Tools​

On every computer with Desktop Tools installed, open the software and go to File -> Data Source -> Configure Data Source and change it to match the IP address of the new computer (or whichever host name you configured in tds-server.json).

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If you are using a pre-defined URL instead, you may be able to leave Desktop Tools alone so long as you update your DNS records for the domain to point to the new computer instead.

Configure RSWA Units​

On the new computer running TDS, open Desktop Tools, create a template revision, then export it to the RSWA unit. On the unit itself, activate the template revision so that it points to the new PC.

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Sometimes, if the template revisions don't work, reinstalling the V4 software on the RSWA can fix that. If there are any further problems with this, contact Tessonics for further support.