NAV 2013 R2 - How to Backup and Restore Selected companies CONCEPT.

Hi all,

The most awaited feature in NAV 2013 R2 by most of the consultants around the globe have been finally come as a work around. All Thanks to Microsoft Product Team.

In this post we will see the various ways of taking the Backup of the Database available in NAV 2013 R2 and in subsequent posts we will see how to take backup using Powershell and Windows Client.

** The NAV 2013 R2 Should Have the Build 7.1.36987.
** Uninstall the Previous Version of NAV 2013 R2 and install the latest build.

UPDATE - IF you face issues of Schema During This Process Please refer the Post Here for Issue Resolution.

Post in this series -

1. The Concept (This Post).

Without Tenants -
2.   Backup Using Direct Connection to Database.            
3.   Backup Using Service Tier.                                        
4.   Backup Using Windows Client.                                  
5.   Restore Using Direct Connection to Database.          
6.   Restore Using Service Tier.                                      
7.   Restore Using Windows Client.                                

With Tenants - 

8.   Backup Using Direct Connection to Database & Using Service Tier.
9.   Restore Using Direct Connection to Database & Using Service Tier.

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