Automate the nightly cold backup (Task Scheduler, filled-in local copy in
private tier), stagger the off-site upload, and MONITOR with three layers:
Task Scheduler last-run, a read-only health check (freshness/completeness/
size), and a dead-man's-switch heartbeat that pings an external monitor only
on success so silent failures and offline servers get caught. od-backup-check.ps1
is read-only (no DB/service), iex-safe, and pings <HEARTBEAT_URL> on PASS.
Cross-linked with od-db-backup.md and od-backup-verify.md; README updated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Verify an od-db-backup cold backup by restoring it into a throwaway,
network-isolated Hyper-V VM (revert to checkpoint after), never over live
prod. Covers matching versions from MANIFEST, whole-datadir restore for
InnoDB, re-pointing the image path, and a pass/fail health checklist
(connects, Help>About version, Database Maintenance Check, recent data,
images open, no missing tables, optional mysqlcheck). Cites Open Dental
Backups / Manual Backups / Database Maintenance. Cross-linked with
od-db-backup.md; README updated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Rock-solid two-part backup (data directory + OpenDentImages) using the
cold-copy method: stop the DB service, verify it stopped, copy the whole
data dir (incl InnoDB ibdata1/ib_logfile*), then always restart the
service via a finally block. Covers mysqldump supplement, scheduling,
test-restore verification, and 3-2-1 retention.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Diagnostic tree for single-pass duplex ADF scanners feeding Open Dental
over TWAIN, keyed on the Show TWAIN UI toggle (OD Duplex checkbox vs.
scanner TWAIN dialog authoritative). Placeholders only; no client data.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Persist Open Dental's 'Do not show this window on startup' by making
FreeDentalConfig.xml writable:
- Option A: one-time elevated save
- Option B (preferred): grant Users Modify via well-known SID S-1-5-32-545
- od-cfg-acl.ps1 auto-resolves 64/32-bit install path, iex-safe conventions
- Security note on reversible MySQL password in the config; limited user / Middle Tier
- Cites OD manual freedentalconfig.html / choosedatabase.html
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Move _template.ps1 and cg-disable.ps1 into scripts/
- Update all fetch/run URLs and doc links to scripts/ paths
- Rework README layout/naming section; add as-is/no-warranty disclaimer
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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