Restoring a backup dist
Prerequisites:
- Station backup dist file for the target JACE controller.
- The software database of your
- Using
- In the Distribution File Installer click the
Backups button for the !/backups folder. or if needed, click the Choose Directory button to point to another backup dist file location.The Installer parses through the dist files, and makes selectable only those files that are compatible with the opened JACE platform. When done parsing, available backup dists appear listed, as shown below.
- If needed, you can double-click any .dist for more details in a popup dialog.
- To restore any selected backup, click Install.
Proceeding with the Install, if the host is already running a station, a dialog appears telling you that it must be stopped.
- If the station backup .dist file contains software modules different from (or in addition to) those already installed in the
remote host, another dialog appears to inform you, as shown below.
- Click Next to continue.
- As shown below, when restoring a backup, another dialog always asks if you wish to restore the TCP/IP settings stored in the
dist file (as displayed) into the remote host.
TCP/IP settings contained in the dist file are listed, and by default, the checkbox “Update the remote host’s TCP/IP settings” is unselected. - In the Update the remote host’s TCP.IP settings checkbox, do one of the following:
- Leave this checkbox unselected to retain the current TCP/IP settings in the remote host.
- Click the checkbox to replace the TCP/IP settings in the remote host with those stored in the dist file--meaning the same ones shown in this dialog.
- Click Finish to begin installation.