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Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
Moving Data to a New Server
Move your MedicalDirector Clinical data to a new server and configure the workstations.
On the Old Server
Back up your data from the old server.

Administration
Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
- Installing MedicalDirector Clinical/Pracsoft for the First Time
- Adding your Licence Details
  After installing Clinical, or if you renew your Service-Level Agreement (SLA) with MedicalDirector, you will be required to enter your licence details.
- Maintenance
  Use update, backup and restore and other maintenance utilities to manage MedicalDirector Clinical.
- Managing Practitioner and User Records
  Each user must be defined in MedicalDirector Clinical's user database.
- Custom Options
  Clinical provides numerous user-definable options for tailoring the program to your requirements.
- MyMedicare Import Wizard
  Use the MyMedicare Import Wizard to update the MyMedicare status of all your Clinical and Pracsoft patients simultaneously.
- Telehealth Widget
- Adding New Widgets
  Add new widgets from the widget store.
- eHealth
- Medicare Healthcare Identifier Service
  The Healthcare Identifier Service (HI Service) uniquely identifies healthcare providers and individuals who seek healthcare.
- HESA PKI Certificates
- Technical Reference
- Clinical System Requirements
  This information applies to MedicalDirector Clinical 4.3.
- Moving Data to a New Server
  Move your MedicalDirector Clinical data to a new server and configure the workstations.
  - Prerequisites
    Before moving your MedicalDirector Clinical data to a new server, perform the prerequisite conditions.
  - On the Old Server
    Back up your data from the old server.
  - On the New Server
    Transfer your backed-up data to a new server and configure it.
  - On the Workstations
    After you have moved your data to a new server, configure your workstations.
- Auditing User Access with MDTrace Log
- Modifying Current Installations
- Merge Duplicate Doctor Records
- Patient Database Clean-up Tips
  If your practice has just migrated to MedicalDirector Clinical or you have merged patient databases you should clean up your patient database.
- Upgrading MedicalDirector Clinical
- Business Transition Guide
  Relocating your Practice or making significant changes to your Business practices can be challenging enough without adding complications from the software your business uses.
- FTP and MedicalDirector
- IP and Host Name Resolution Requirements for MedicalDirector Communication Services
- Setting Folder Permissions

On the Old Server

Back up your data from the old server.

Before you begin

Ensure all prerequisites are met. For more information, see Prerequisites.

If you are converting your old server into a workstation, see Converting a Server Computer to a Workstation.

About this task

Back up the MedicalDirector Clinical data from the old server and store them on an external drive.

Procedure

To back up the data:

Turn off Scheduled Document Import (SDI):
1. Open MedicalDirector Maintenance.
2. Select Database Tasks > MedicalDirector Clinical.
3. Run the Manage Communications utility.
4. In the Manage Communications utility, set Import Database to Disabled.
Clear the MD Exchange Registration:
1. First, contact MedicalDirector Customer Service on 1300 300 161. For more information, see MedicalDirector Contact Information.
2. Provide the Old Server Name and New Server Name.
Disable the MDXi Service:
1. Go to Start > Run.
2. In the field, type services.msc and click OK.
3. Find the MDXI service.
4. Right-click on the service and select Properties.
5. Change the Startup type to Disabled.
Back up the MedicalDirector data:
1. Open MedicalDirector Maintenance.
2. Select Maintenance Tasks > Common.
3. Run the Backup utility. For more information, see Backup with the Backup Utilities.
Copy the HCN Backup to an external drive.
The default backup location is C:\HCN\Backups.

Results

Data from the old server data is backed up to the to the external drive.

What to do next

Transfer or copy your data to a new server and configure the workstation. For more information, see On the New Server and On the Workstations.