Commissioning a project
6.5 Backup and restore
Basic Panels
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Operating Instructions, 04/2012, A5E02421799-03
Procedure – restore
Proceed as follows:
1.
Go to the Windows Start menu and start ProSave on the PC.
2.
Select the HMI device type in the "General" tab.
3.
Select the type of interconnection for the HMI device and the PC.
4.
Set the connection parameters.
5.
Select the "*.psb" backup file to be restored from the "Restore" tab.
You can see the HMI device for which the backup file was created and the type of backup
data the file contains.
Select one or several CSV files from the source folder to restore the recipes from CSV
files.
6.
Set "Transfer" mode on the HMI device.
If automatic transfer mode is enabled on the HMI device, the device automatically sets
"Transfer" mode when a restore operation is initiated.
7.
Start the restore operation in ProSave on the PC with "Start Restore".
8.
Follow the instructions in ProSave.
A progress bar indicates the progress of the operation.
Result
When the restore is successfully completed, the data backed up on the PC is now on the
HMI device.
6.5.4
Backup and restore using WinCC
Requirements
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The HMI device is connected to the configuring PC or the PC with ProSave
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The HMI device is selected in the project navigation.
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If a server is used for data backup: The HMI device has access to the server
Backup of the data of the HMI device
Proceed as follows:
1.
Select the "Backup" command from the "Online > HMI device maintenance" menu.
The "SIMATIC ProSave" dialog box opens.
2.
Select the data to backup for the HMI device under "Data type".
3.
Enter the name of the backup file under "Save as".
4.
Click "Start Backup".
This starts the data backup. The backup operation takes some time, depending on the
connection selected.
