Backup

By default, an archive file that contains a backup of an entire

FactoryTalk Directory

(including all applications, all user and computer accounts and groups, passwords, policy settings, and security settings) is named with its current security authority identifier, for example,

Network - 72CE2C2E-5175-4C26-98AE-3ABE5AC7F8EC.bak

or

Local - C565C77A-4664-4E6C-9779-1EC729B3A8A0.bak

. It is recommended that you do not change the default archive name. The default name contains the leading digits of the security authority identifier, which allows you to easily identify the archive file associated with a specific directory.

By default, an archive file that contains a backup of a System folder (including user and computer accounts and groups, passwords, policy settings, and security settings) is named

System.bak

.

By default, an archive file that contains a backup of a single application is named the same as the application. If you are backing up an application, you can optionally also include the contents of the System folder in the backup archive.

All objects, references to objects held within the

FactoryTalk Directory

, and the security authority identifier. The archive file does not contain project files that are specific to individual products.

All applications associated with that directory. Typically an application contains areas (in a network directory), resource grouping information, and references to data servers, device servers, alarm servers, and HMI servers.

The System folder, which 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 Linx

OPC UA Connector configurations for all computers configured in the directory.

To include the contents of the System folder in the backup archive, select this check box.

Choose this option when you want to restore only one application from a

FactoryTalk Directory

, but want to include all user and computer accounts and groups, passwords, policy settings, and security settings from the original

FactoryTalk Directory

.

To back up only the application without the System folder, clear this check box.

Choose this option when you want to add an application to an existing

FactoryTalk Directory

without overwriting the settings held in the System folder.

To encrypt file contents, select the

File Encryption

check box.

To save the archive file without encryption, clear this check box.

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