Creating a backup schedule for a system backup
Regularly backing up a Supervisor station consistently preserves data collected from all the remote controllers joined to
the Supervisor. This is the recommended method to back up the system.
Prerequisites: You are working in the Supervisor station. You chose a time when the system is least busy. The backup service
may slow down system response.
- Determine the frequency and time you want to backup the system.
- From the main menu, select the following: , and click the Backup Schedule tab.The Backup Schedule tab opens.
- Click , add a new schedule and click Save.The schedule view opens.
The example shows a backup occurring every Sunday morning at 2 AM.
- Click , and click the Backup Schedule tab.The Backup Schedule tab opens.
There are two backup schedules: system backup and local backup. The system backup backs up the server station and all subordinate stations, while the local backup only backs up the server station. You may want to schedule the local backup to occur more frequently than the system backup.
- Assign the schedule to the backup job, and click Save.When the backup job runs, the system saves the backup as a zip file that contains the distribution files for the Supervisor and all its subordinate controllers.