Back up a FactoryTalk system
For safekeeping and disaster recovery, or to move a
FactoryTalk
system from one set of computers to another, backup and restore an archive containing one of the following:- An entireFactoryTalk Directorywith all of its applications and its System folder.
- Only an individual application, with or without the System folder. An application archive file typically contains areas (in a network directory), resource grouping information, and references to data servers, device servers, alarm servers, and HMI servers.
- Only a System folder. The System folder includes a list of user, computer, and group accounts, passwords, system policy settings, product policy settings, system security settings, action groups, and alarm and event database definitions.
- FactoryTalk Linxconfiguration.
- FactoryTalk Linx Gatewayconfiguration.
The backup process creates an archive file that contains only objects and references to objects held within the
FactoryTalk Directory
. The archive file does not contain project files that are specific to individual products.FactoryTalk Services Platform
6.10 applies a new encryption algorithm to the backup file for enhanced security. Backups created using FactoryTalk Services Platform
6.10 can only be restored to host computers that are also running FactoryTalk Services Platform
6.10 or later. Backups created using FactoryTalk Services Platform
2.90 or later can be restored onto host computers that are running FactoryTalk Services Platform
6.10.
IMPORTANT:
Take care to choose the correct backup options when creating a backup archive. Restoring from the wrong type of backup archive can overwrite existing data that affects all applications.
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