To back up the encryption key 1. Log on to the computer that hosts the Service Manager management server of data warehouse management server by using an account that is a member of the Administrators group. 2. In Windows Explorer, open the Tools\SecureStorageBackup folder on the installation media. 3. Right-click SecureStorageBackup.exe then click Run as administrator to start the Encryption Key Backup or Restore Wizard. 4. On the Introduction page, click Next. 5. On the Backup or Restore? page, select Backup the Encryption Key, and then Next. 6. On the Provide a Location page, type the path and file name for the encryption key. For example, if you want to specify the file name SMBackupkey.bin for the encryption key on the MyServer server in the Backup shared folder, type \\MyServer\Backup\SMBackupkey.bin, and then click Next. 7. On the Provide a Password page, in the Password box type a password that contains at least eight characters. In the Confirm Password box, retype the same password, and then click Next. Important Recovery of the password is not possible if the password is lost or forgotten. 8. After you see the message Storage Backup Complete,” click Finish. “Secure Backing Up Service Manager Databases There are up to eight databases in a System Center 2012 Service Manager environment: – ServiceManager  DWDataMart  DWRepository  DWStagingAndConfig  ReportServer  Analyst  OMDWDataMart  CMDWDataMart  The first four databases in this list need to connect and exchange data with the Service Manager and data warehouse management servers. Data is encrypted during these exchanges. On the management servers, the encryption keys are backed up and restored as necessary, as explained in this guide. For more information about the encryption keys on the management servers, see . For the servers that host databases, the encryption keys are stored in the databases themselves.
To back up the encryption key 1. Log on to the computer that hosts the Service Manager management server of data warehouse management server by using an account that is a member of the Administrators group. 2. In Windows Explorer, open the Tools\SecureStorageBackup folder on the installation media. 3. Right-click SecureStorageBackup.exe then click Run as administrator to start the Encryption Key Backup or Restore Wizard. 4. On the Introduction page, click Next. 5. On the Backup or Restore? page, select Backup the Encryption Key, and then Next. 6. On the Provide a Location page, type the path and file name for the encryption key. For example, if you want to specify the file name SMBackupkey.bin for the encryption key on the MyServer server in the Backup shared folder, type \\MyServer\Backup\SMBackupkey.bin, and then click Next. 7. On the Provide a Password page, in the Password box type a password that contains at least eight characters. In the Confirm Password box, retype the same password, and then click Next. Important Recovery of the password is not possible if the password is lost or forgotten. 8. After you see the message “Secure Storage Backup Complete,” click Finish. Backing Up Service Manager Databases There are up to eight databases in a System Center 2012 – Service Manager environment:  ServiceManager  DWDataMart  DWRepository  DWStagingAndConfig  ReportServer  Analyst  OMDWDataMart  CMDWDataMart The first four databases in this list need to connect and exchange data with the Service Manager and data warehouse management servers. Data is encrypted during these exchanges. On the management servers, the encryption keys are backed up and restored as necessary, as explained in this guide. For more information about the encryption keys on the management servers, see . For the servers that host databases, the encryption keys are stored in the databases themselves.
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