Update References to the Tracking Analysis Server Database

The Tracking Analysis Server database is an optional and contains the online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes. These OLAP cubes are aggregations of data contained in the BizTalk Tracking database.

To restore the Tracking Analysis Server database, use SQL Server Analysis Manager to process the MessageMetrics and ServiceMetrics cubes. For instructions, see Managing Backing Up and Restoring (Analysis Services) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130939) in SQL Server Books Online.

To restore the Tracking Analysis Server database to an alternate computer, you must also update references to the database name in the BizTalk Management database by using the following procedure.

Prerequisites

You must be logged on as a member of the BizTalk Server Administrators group to perform this procedure.

To update references to the Tracking Analysis Server database name

  1. On the destination system, click Start, click Programs, click Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and then click SQL Server Management Studio.

  2. In the Connect to Server dialog box, select the Server type as Database Engine, provide a server name, provide the credentials to connect ot the server, and then click Connect.

  3. Open the appropriate server by clicking it, double-clicking Databases, double-clicking BizTalkMgmtDb, and then clicking Tables.

  4. In the details pane, right-click adm_Group, and then point to Open Table.

  5. Modify the columns corresponding to the original database to reference the appropriate values for the new database.

    Note

    <DBType> DBServerName and <DBType> DBName indicate the location of the database, where <DBType> corresponds to the type of the database, for example, TrackingAnalysis.

  6. Close the table to save the new values.

See Also

Updating Database References