Manually triggering a backup

A manual backup is another way to organize a one-time event.

Prerequisites: A ProvisioningNwExt component is configured and in your NiagaraNetwork. You have super user permissions in the Supervisor station.

Right-click ProvisioningNwExt and click Actions > Start Backup
The system automatically adds the Backup Stations step (for every station), and stores the backup .dist file for each on the Supervisor, using this path:
^provisioningNiagara/stationData/stationName/backups/backup_stationName_timestamp.dist

where
- stationName is the name of the station processed in the step.
- timestamp is the job’s start time, formatted as YYYYMMDD_HHmmss.sss.
To view the .dist files, navigate to the provisioningNiagara subfolder on the Supervisor station.
The resulting backup files are encrypted and require credentials to restore.