To shut down the Symantec Workflow Server service

1. Start the Microsoft Management Console.

2. Open Services (Local).

3. Browse to the Symantec Workflow Server service.

4. Click Stop the service.

To stop the Default Web site

1. Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. In the left pane, under the server name, under Sites, click Default Web Site.

3. In the Manage Web Site dialog box, click Stop.

To back up ServiceDesk and Workflow

1. In the Microsoft Management Console, open a command prompt and run the %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv APPCMD add backup command. You run this command to ensure that you have a current backup of the metabase, as follows:

   C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv > APPCMD add backup

2. Add the %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv to your backup directory path that is located on the ServiceDesk server.

   Refer to your vendor-specific backup documentation if you need details about how to perform this step or subsequent backup tasks.

3. Back up the directory path of SymQ, which is C:\Program Files\Symantec\Workflow\Data.

4. Back up the location of your ServiceDesk workflows. These workflows are typically located at C:\Program Files\Symantec\Workflow\WorkflowDeploy.

   Remember to locate and back up any additional workflows.

5. In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, look at the properties of the database named Process Manager to locate the database files to back up.

6. Make a backup of the Process Manager database.

To restart the Default Web site

1. Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. In the left pane, under the server name, under Sites, click Default Web Site.

3. In the Manage Web Site dialog box, click Start.

To restart the Symantec Workflow Server service

1. Start the Microsoft Management Console.

2. Open Services (Local).

3. Browse to the Symantec Workflow Server service.

4. Click Restart the service.