The BackupManager is the default view for a station’s BackupService. From this view you can issue a backup command, to back up the station’s configuration to your local PC, in dist file format.
When you issue a command, a File Chooser dialog appears to select the destination directory on your PC (see File Ord Chooser) and the file name for the backup dist file.
The default backup destination depends on your station connection, as either:
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Workbench (Fox) —
!backupsA subdirectory “
backups” under your Niagara release directory. If you have not previously made station backups, this directory is automatically created. -
Browser access (Wb Web Profile) —
!backupsA subdirectory “
backups” under the Niagara subfolder of your installed Java 2 runtime environment (Java plugin).For example:
C:\Program Files\Java\j2rel1.4.2_05\niagara\backups. If you have not previously made station backups, this directory is automatically created.
The default name for a backup file uses a format of: backup_stationName_YYMMDD_HHMM.dist
For example, “backup_J403IP98c_050618_1429.dist” for a backup made of station “J403IP98c” on June 18, 2005 at 2:29 pm.
In the BackupManager, a progress bar and Job Log (>> control) is provided for an initiated backup.
The BackupManager displays a table of the 10 most recent backups, with the following data columns:
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Timestamp
Station date and time when the backup was initiated.
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Host
IP address of the requesting (remote) PC for the backup.
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Path
File path used on the requesting (remote) PC for saving the backup. Typically, this is relative to the default Niagara directory (!), however, it may be an absolute file path.
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User
The station user that initiated the backup.