For the database, I would strongly recommend using the database’s native backup tools or a 3^rd party backup software to perform automatic backups, rather than doing them manually. For example, if you’re using a full SQL database, SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Maintenance Plan can be used to easily schedule automatic database backups. For more information on backing up the Laserfiche database, both automatically and manually, you can consult page 17 of the Designing a Laserfiche Backup and Recovery Plan whitepaper.

The search catalog can either be backed up manually, by stopping the search/index service and then restarting after backup, or can be backed up automatically using Microsoft’s VSS technology. More information on both options can be found on page 18 of the above mentioned whitepaper.