Restore

How do I open Restore?
  1. In the
    Explorer
     window, verify that the applications located in the directory that you are restoring into are not currently expanded or being used by some other product or component.
  2. Right-click
    Network
     or
    Local,
     and click
    Restore
    .
Use
Restore
 to specify the name of the backup file to use to restore all or part of a
FactoryTalk Directory
.
Select one of these archive types:
  • A full
    FactoryTalk Directory
     backup archive    . This will be named with its security authority identifier (for example,
    Network - 72CE2C2E-5175-4C26-98AE-3ABE5AC7F8EC.bak
    or
    Local - C565C77A-4664-4E6C-9779-1EC729B3A8A0.bak
    ). It contains all applications, and all user and computer accounts and groups, passwords, policy settings, and security settings.
  • A System folder archive. A System folder archive contains a backup of a System folder, including user and computer accounts and groups, passwords, policy settings, and security settings. It is named
    System.bak
     by default.
  • An application archive. This archive contains a backup of the application and may contain a backup of the System folder. By default, an application archive file has the same name as the application.
Before restoring an archive file, shut down all
FactoryTalk
 software products, components, and services, except
FactoryTalk Administration Console
 and
FactoryTalk
 Help, then create a backup archive of the target directory before continuing with the restore process.
An archive file created under
FactoryTalk Automation Platform
 2.00 (CPR 7) and restored into a
FactoryTalk Directory
 that has been upgraded to
FactoryTalk Services Platform
 2.10 (CPR 9) or later automatically updates the data in the
System
 folder to be compatible with
FactoryTalk Services Platform
 2.10 or later, while leaving the original data unchanged.
IMPORTANT:
  • Do not restore an archive file created under
    FactoryTalk Services Platform
     2.10 (CPR 9) or later into a
    FactoryTalk Directory
     that is running
    FactoryTalk Automation Platform
     2.00 (CPR 7). This restore scenario is not supported and may have unexpected results.
  • An archive file created using
    FactoryTalk Services Platform
     6.10 cannot be restored on a computer running an earlier version of
    FactoryTalk Services Platform
    .
  • Archive files created using
    FactoryTalk Services Platform
     2.90 or later can be restored on a computer running
    FactoryTalk Services Platform
     6.10.
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