Back up a System folder

Back up a
System
folder to create a backup archive that contains:
  • The list of user, computer, and group accounts
  • Action groups
  • Passwords
  • Policy settings
  • Security settings
  • Alarm and event database definitions
Restoring a System
 folder archive to a
FactoryTalk Directory
 overwrites the contents of the existing System folder with the contents in the backup archive.
Prerequisites
  • Obtain the security permissions needed to perform backup and restore operations. Expand
    System > Policies > System Policies
    , and open
    User Rights Assignment
    .
To back up a System folder
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , right-click the
    System
     folder, then select
    Backup
    .
  2. Use the default name or type another name for the backup file.
  3. Use the default archive location or specify another location by selecting
    Browse
    , selecting a location, and then selecting
    OK
     in the
    Browse for Folder
     window.
  4. Select a file encryption option:
    • To encrypt your archive, select
      Encrypt file contents
       and then enter the same passphrase in the
      Passphrase
       and
      Confirm passphrase
       fields.
    • To create an archive without encryption, clear
      Encrypt file contents.
      This
      creates a plain text file with no password protection.
      Encrypt file contents
       will not be available if your operating system does not support the proper level of encryption.
  5. In the
    Backup
     window, select
    OK
    .
    Unless you specified a different file name,
    FactoryTalk
     Administration creates a
    System.bak
     file in the default location or in the location you specified. If a backup file with the same name already exists in the location you've chosen, the system asks whether you want to overwrite the existing file.
    IMPORTANT:
    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.
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