Generic FTP Device operation properties for disaster recovery

Following are all possible settings for disaster recovery schedules for FTP device assets.
These settings are used for two purposes:
  • Specify default disaster recovery schedule settings for FTP devices in
    Tools > Options
    .
  • Specify the settings of a particular FTP device asset in an existing schedule on the
    Schedules
    tab. Changes to the settings within a schedule override the default settings for that instance.
    TIP:
    To perform disaster recovery operations on an FTP device containing subdirectories, the FTP device must support the DIR and LS commands. To verify this, use Command Prompt in Windows to log on to the FTP device. Type
    DIR
     and press
    Enter
    . Then type
    ls
     and press
    Enter
    . Commands should issue the same results.
Unless noted otherwise, each setting applies to backup schedules and backup and compare schedules.
(Backup and compare schedules only) Event Settings
  • Backup Compare Partner
    (Only available when editing an existing schedule, not when setting defaults.) Specify the version of the backup data binder to compare to the device files.
  • Configuration Data Compare Partner
    (Only available when editing an existing schedule, not when setting defaults.) For Generic FTP devices, the configuration data is not compared during a backup and compare operation unless specified. Specify whether to compare to configuration data and, if so, specify the version of the configuration data binder to compare to the device files.
  • Create New Backup Version
    Set to
    Always
    to create a backup version even if it is exactly the same as the last compared backup version. This is the default setting.
    Set to
    On Differences Found
     to create a backup version only if differences are found. If the existing backup is the same as the information in the processor, no backup is saved.
Asset specific properties
  • Compare Configuration
    Click browse_button_small in this box to specify the files and associated compare applications.
    The files and file types in the binder are compared against the files available on the FTP server.
    If WinMerge is configured as the compare engine for Generic FTP or Remote Computer through
    Tools > Options
    , you can use WinMerge as the compare application to compare multiple files of Generic FTP. It will present detailed differences in a text format.
    The report that is generated as a result of this configuration lists the comparison results as well as the files that were not selected for comparison.
    When editing a specific schedule, you do not need to specify files here if you set a default file configuration for generic FTP devices through
    Tools > Options
    . Changes made in the schedule will override defaults set through
    Tools > Options
    .
    How is this different from the files you specified in the
    Configuration Data
     field in the binder properties? The files specified in the binder properties determine which files to include in the binder, that is, which files will be stored in
    Archive
    . The
    Compare Configuration
     properties for schedules determine which files in the binder the schedule should operate on. You might have files in the binder that need to be protected in
    Archive
    , but that do not need to be included in a compare operation.
Email notification
You can type email recipients' addresses separated by semicolons (;) or select addresses from the FactoryTalk AssetCentre Address Book. To select addresses from the Address Book, click in the field, and then click browse_button_small. Complete the
Contacts and Groups
dialog box.
An email message will be sent to only one of these lists. For example, if differences are found when a backup and compare schedule runs, an email is sent to those on the
Event Compare Differences Detected
 list. No email is sent to those on the
Event Completed
 list.
  • (Backup and compare schedules only) Event Compare Differences Detected
    The email addresses, separated by semicolons (;), to which notification will be sent if the compare finds differences between the specified backup data or configuration data version and the data on the actual FTP device.
  • Event Completed
    The email addresses separated by semicolons (;) to which notification will be sent when the operation completes for the asset. If a Backup and Compare schedule completes without differences, an email is sent to this list. If it completes with differences, an email is sent to the
    Event Compare Differences Detected
     list, not this list.
  • Event Failed
    The email addresses, separated by semicolons (;), to which notification will be sent if the operation fails.
(Backup and compare schedules only) Attach report to email
  • Event Compare Differences Detected
    This defaults to
    True
     to attach a report of differences to the email if the backup and compare schedule finds differences between the specified backup data or configuration data version and the data on the physical device. Select
    False
     to send an email without an attached report.
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