Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus operation properties for disaster recovery

Following are all of the possible settings for disaster recovery schedules for Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus assets.
These settings are used for two purposes:
  • Specify default disaster recovery schedule settings for Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus assets in
    Tools > Options
    .
  • Specify the settings of a particular Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus asset in an existing schedule on the
    Schedules
    tab. Changes to the settings within a schedule override the default settings for that instance.
Unless noted otherwise, each setting applies to backup schedules and backup and compare schedules.
Event Settings
  • Master File Path Name
    (Only available when editing an existing schedule, not when setting defaults.) This field specifies the master file to be used in disaster recovery operations. Files are kept in archive where several versions of the same file may be stored. By default, disaster recovery operations use the pinned version of the specified file or, if no version has been pinned, the most recent version of the device's configuration data file. If you want to specify another version for the master file, click within this field and then click browse_button_small. Before you can edit this field, the device must have its configuration data defined in the device's properties.
  • (Backup and compare schedules only) Promote New Upload to Master
    This defaults to
    False
    . If set to
    True
    , when differences are detected this uploads the current file from the physical asset to Archive and makes that version the master file for the asset.
  • (Backup and compare schedules only) Report Incremental Differences
    Not available for Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus devices.
Asset-specific properties
  • Source File Path Name
    Type the name of the .mer file stored in the Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus device. You cannot browse for the .mer file, so enter its exact name. The path of the file will be determined by the
    Terminal Store Location
    option you set.
  • Terminal Store Location
    Select the location to store the .mer file. Select
    INTERNAL
     to select the \Storage Card location on all terminals except for MobilView terminals where the location is Flash Storage. Select
    EXTERNAL1
     to select the \Storage Card2 location on all terminals except for MobilView terminals where the location is \Storage Card. Runtime application files will be downloaded to
    <root directory>\Rockwell Software\RSView ME\Runtime
    .
Email notification
To complete any of the following fields by selecting addresses from the FactoryTalk AssetCentre Address Book, click 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 master file for the asset stored in the FactoryTalk AssetCentre Archive and the configuration of the physical asset.
  • 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 when the operation fails.
(Backup and compare schedules only) Attach report to email
  • Event Compare Differences Detected
    This defaults to
    False
    . Select
    True
     to attach a report of differences to the email if the backup and compare schedule finds variations between the asset's master file stored in the FactoryTalk AssetCentre Archive and the configuration of the physical asset.
  • Event Completed
    This defaults to
    False
    . Select
    True
     to attach a report to the email regarding whether or not the backup and compare event completed successfully.
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