Running clean dist on a controller

Prerequisites:

The JACE controller is a Niagara unit.
You have backed up any station files as well as any other files needed later, for example digital certificate keys. See “Clean dist installation preparation”.

Using Workbench, open a platform connection to the controller.
Open the Distribution File Installer and click the Cleaning button to access the  !cleanDist directory.
Select the appropriate clean dist file for the platform and install.

The file system clean will take a few minutes, then the controller will automatically reboot. Wait for the reboot to complete.

NOTE: After reboot from a clean dist install, the controller is using default platform credentials and port (3011).

To re-install the software versions to the controller:
1. Using a version of Workbench that runs the same software versions that you want on the controller, use the platform Commissioning Wizard to install the desired software build. For details, refer to the section “About the Commissioning Wizard” in the JACE NiagaraAX Install & Startup Guide.
2. If you have a backup dist file for the controller that was made when it had the desired prior software versions, use the Distribution File Installer to install it. See the previous section, “Restoring a backup dist”.