Dynamics GP - Backup and Disaster Recovery - Best Practices

• GP File Backups
• Backup all Dictionary files in network shares
• Backup all Dictionary files on local machines if users are using local customized dictionaries
• Export all customizations and backup all package files
• Tools>Customization>Customization Maintenance
• Select All
• Export
• If clients are using separate customized dictionaries, export customizations for each client
• (Optional) Backup the Dynamics GP folder on the server
• SQL Backups
• Take a FULL backup of the DYNAMICS database and all company databases on a daily basis
• If this proves to be too large, differential backups should be taken daily, and FULL backup set weekly
• VM Backups
• If the SQL server is on a VM, keeping a copy of the VM is the easiest way to take a backup of the system
• This should be done IN ADDITION to all of the above backups
• This will only guarantee a working VM. There is always a chance the SQL within the VM can get damaged, and you will need your SQL backups