Planning your network

KVS can be used on a single computer or in a network. If you have a network consisting of several computers, you may want to consider the following ideas:

• The database should reside on a server where it is regularly backed up. Once you begin using KVS, it will quickly become essential to your daily operations. The last thing you want is to lose your data to a computer failure. Daily backups are a must!
  
  • If you are using a full version of SQL Server, you can configure backups through the administrative tools delivered with SQL Server.
    
  • If you are using MSDE (essentially a trial version of SQL Server), you have no administrative tools. This means that you have to perform backups manually. You must stop the database server, so that the files are unlocked. You can then back them up. Afterwards, you must restart the database server.
    
• KVS allows teachers to use the system. Teachers can view and print information about the courses they teach, inspect their salary information, enter attendance lists, and so forth. You may want to place a machine in the teachers' lounge or work area, so that they have easy access to KVS.