Repairing a K2 component is completed by rerunning the K2 Setup Manager and selecting repair. All the currently installed components on the server will be repaired.

Repairing a K2 blackpearl installation should be done only when absolutely necessary and only when components have been damaged by external circumstances.

The repair process is essentially a reinstallation of all of the previously installed components. Therefore, you should back up the K2 databases and additional configuration files if you made any changes as no customisations will be kept.

You cannot repair a single component. Selecting the Repair option will reinstall all K2 components that are currently installed on that Server.

After you select repair, you will be prompted to stop any running programs and services that use K2 components. The Setup Manager can stop the K2 Service for you, but you will need to close other programs manually.

You will not be able to repair components when the K2 Designer for Visual Studio is running. Be sure to save all your work and close the designer before continuing.

After the components are repaired, you will not need to reconfigure the components. All of the configuration data is kept. You should validate your environment, however, after a repair to ensure that your system is functioning properly.