Restore FactoryTalk Linx Gateway configuration

The
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
 configuration can be restored when the configuration is backed up. This is helpful when a computer needs to be replaced or refreshed resulting from a significant hardware or operating system failure.
Prerequisites
  • Identify the security permissions needed to perform the restore operation. Restore is only available when you have the access in FactoryTalk Security (
    System
    >
    Policies
    >
    System Policies
    >
    User Rights Assignment
    >
    Backup and Restore
    ).
To restore
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
 configuration
  1. In FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , right-click
    Network
    or
    Local
    , and select
    Restore
    .
  2. In
    Restore
    , select
    Browse
    , select the BAK file to restore, and select
    Open
    .
  3. Select
    Next
    .
  4. If the backup file is encrypted,
    Restore Backup File
     opens. Enter the passphrase used during the backup operation.
  5. In
    Restore Contents
    , select
    FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     configuration
     to restore configurations.
    TIP:
    This option is not available if the
    FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     is not installed, or the installed
    FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     version is earlier than 6.30.00.
  6. Select
    Finish
    .
After restoring is completed, you should:
  1. Restart the computer.
  2. Confirm that the data source is existing.
  3. On
    UA Server Endpoints
    , select the correct hostname or IP address if the hostname or IP address of the computer is changed.
  4. On
    Incoming Certificate
    , re-trust or re-reject the incoming certificates.
  5. On
    Outgoing Certificate
    , regenerate or re-import the outgoing certificate.
  6. On
    MQTT Client
    , configure the
    Security
     settings. If the restoration is for duplicating a FactoryTalk Linx Gateway,regerenerate a unique MQTT client ID, otherwise, the same MQTT client ID cannot be identified by the broker.
  7. On
    OPC DA Server
    , configure
    Client Remote Access
    .
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