How to Backup and Recover the IMPRES Battery Fleet Management Database

IMPRES Battery Fleet Management uses a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express database to hold battery data. If your organization does not have processes to automatically back up computers, you may want to periodically back up the IMPRES Battery Fleet Management database.

How to Obtain Database Maintenance Software

IMPRES Battery Fleet Management does not contain software for backing up and recovering the database. However, software for performing these functions is freely available for download from Microsoft. Download and install the SQL Server Management Studio Express application from the following link:

Sql Server Management Studio Express

How to Backup the IMPRES Battery Fleet Management Database

  • You will see a login dialog box. Use the same username and password that you logged on under when you installed IMPRES Battery Fleet Management
  • Expand the Databases node in the Object Explorer tree on the left side of the display
  • Right click on the Fleet Management node and select "Tasks" and then "Back Up..."
  • You will see Backup Database Dialog. Click OK to backup the database to the default location.
    • You can later copy the backup file from the default location to another media to secure the file.

    How to Restore the IMPRES Battery Fleet Management Database from a Previous Backup

  • You will see a login dialog box. Use the same username and password that you logged on under when you installed IMPRES Battery Fleet Management
  • Expand the Databases node in the Object Explorer tree on the left side of the display
  • Right click on the FleetManagement node and select "Tasks" and then "Restore..."
  • You will see Restore Database Dialog.
  • Select the "From device" radio button from the "Source for restore" tab and browse to where your database backup file resides. Click OK to restore the database

    • All users must be logged out of IMPRES Battery Fleet Management when restoring the database.