BackupStationExt (provisioningNiagara-BackupStationExt)

This component supports the Backup Stations step in provisioning jobs. It is one of the seven device extensions that are automatically added to every station under the Supervisor’s NiagaraNetwork. By default the extension is enabled.

This component requires that the ProvisioningNwExt component be resident under its NiagaraNetwork. No special views exist for this extension.

Figure 8. Backup Station Ext properties

To access these properties, expand Config > Drivers > NiagaraNetwork > NiagaraStation and double-click Backup. NiagaraStation represents your station name.

Property	Value	Description
Enabled	`true` or `false`; defaults to `true`	Activates (`true`) and deactivates (`false`) use of the object (network, device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.). To prevent the use of the Backup Station step in any provisioning job created for this station, change this value to `false`.
Status	read-only	Reports the condition of the entity or process at last polling. `{ok}` indicates that the component is licensed and polling successfully. `{down}` indicates that the last check was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property, or possibly loss of network connection. `{disabled}` indicates that the `Enable` property is set to `false`. `{fault}` indicates another problem. Refer to `Fault Cause` for more information.
Fault Cause	read-only	Indicates the reason why a system object (network, device, component, extension, etc.) is not working (in fault). This property is empty unless a fault exists.
Last Backup Time	read-only	Displays the date and time of last backup occurred.

Start Backup action

When invoked, the Start Backup action immediately submits a provisioning job that contains a single Backup Stations step against this station. To schedule the backup to run at a specific time or at a specific interval for this particular station, you can link a TriggerSchedule output to this action. An even better practice is to add a job prototype component to the station and configure it to perform the backup using its own TriggerSchedule to set the time. This method allows you to configure job retention, which provides automatic backup job disposition.

NOTE: Provisioning backups work using either the local BackupService or the CloudBackupService. When the CloudBackupService is installed it provides all the functions of the local BackupService. You can make successful backups using either the Backup Manager view to create manual backups or using the Backup Stations step in provisioning jobs in the Supervisor. Backups will contain the expected files based on the CloudBackupService exclusions. Backups created by a provisioning job prototype follow the configured job disposition settings and will be deleted when new backups are created.