Backups view
This view opens to the Backups tab, which lists the system and individual station backup files that have been created. You can use this view to initiate
a backup job at any time. This view also provides a restore function. The views are slightly different between Supervisor
and controller backups.
Supervisor Backups
Figure 136. Supervisor Backups view
This view opens when you select from the main menu of a Supervisor station.
The primary buttons are located below the view title at the top of the view. They include the following:
- Save is dimmed until you make a change in an editable property on the Backup Schedule tab.
- System Backup initiates a manual backup by of the Supervisor station and all subordinate stations. This button is not available when accessing the Backups view in a controller station.
- Local Backup initiates a manual backup of the local Supervisor station.
- Restore initiates a job to return all station data to the data stored in a previous backup.
The four control buttons above the table provide standard functions. The unique function for this view is provided by the
Restore button (
).
Backup Archive columns
Backup Archive columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| File Name | Displays the archived file name and path location.
NOTE: Only files located under the default
station/backups directory are displayed in this table. Backup files that you save to other locations are not displayed here.
|
| Timestamp | Displays the date and time that the backup was saved. |
| Backup Type | Indicates what is in the backup file:
|
| Size | Indicates the backup file size. |
Controller backups
Figure 137. Controller Backups view
This view opens only when you select from the main menu of a controller station.
Buttons
The primary buttons are located below the view title at the top of the view:
- Local Backup initiates a manual backup of the local Supervisor station.
- Restore initiates a job to return all station data to the data stored in a previous backup.
Columns
Backup Archive columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Timestamp | Displays the date and time that the backup was saved. |
| Host | Reports the host’s IP address. |
| Path | Reports the path to the backup distribution (dist) file. |
| User | Identifies the person who made the backup. |