Saving needed files from the old R2 JACE

Before removing the old controller board from the R2 JACE-403 or JACE-545, you should make sure you have all the R2 related files needed to restore to the retrofitted JACE-603 or JACE-645 as it was before. These files include:

The R2 station database, in SNS and XML formats. Use the R2 Admin Tool and the “DB Admin” tab to get the database saved in these two formats to your local Niagara R2 release directory.
Saving the remote database to local XML format is necessary if using an earlier Niagara R2.3.5 build than 2.301.535, for example 2.301.522 or 2.301.515. After installing the needed 2.301.535 build of Niagara, and copying over the saved station’s subfolder, you can use the 2.301.535 Niagara console command dbadmin to upgrade the station’s XML database to the needed 2.301.535 level. This command is included in To prepare for new JACE-603 or JACE-645 R2 commissioning.
All other files under that station’s folder. Use the R2 JDE (Java Desktop Environment) and open the remote library on the JACE, and copy any needed files to your local library’s folder for that station.
If applicable, the text contents of the following three “host-resident” R2 properties files, found in the R2 JACE’s /rel/nre/lib folder:
- bacnet.properties
- gx.properties
- obix.properties
Other “host-resident” R2 properties files such as system.properties and drivers.properties are different in the newer QNX-based JACE. Do not save and copy them back to the JACE-603 or JACE-645. After running the Install Niagara R2 wizard when commissioning the new JACE, you will have an R2 Platform Tool view with a tab that allows editing of R2 property files such as system.properties, driver.properties, plus others, including those mentioned above.