Specifications

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RS3: Software Release Notes for P1 R4.2
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You can backup groups of nodes within various PeerWays in the system
into destination files with a specific destination filename, all within one
save operation. You can also maintain multiple revisions of a particular
plant configuration.
Automatic plant configuration backup triggers the Disk Cont Save or
Backup operation (Disk Activity screen). You can enable or disable
Automatic Plant Configuration Backup b y toggling between
Enable/Disable on the Plant Config field on the Console Configuration
display (see Figure 2.1.6), or by using the EPB (Enable Plant Config
Backup) and DPB (Disable Plant Config Backup) command line options,
respectively.
The Backup File field a lways specifies $$BACKUP as the backup file.
Before you enable the automatic plant config backup operation, you
must create a backup plant config file, using the BackUp Plant Config
(BUP) command line option. See DT: Chapter 2, Section 4 for more
information.
If you have not created a backup plant config file before enabling
automatic plant configuration backup, a banner message will be
displayed. Note that you cannot modify the backup plant config file while
the backup plant configuration capability is enabled.
You will also need to select an event type in the Event Type field. Event
type numbers are from 0 to 240, and the event selected triggers the
automatic backup. If the event type entered is not valid, a banner
message will be displayed.
When the specified e vent occurs, a 15-second countdown warning
message is displayed on the Disk Activity screen. After 1 5 seconds, the
Disk Cont Save or Backup operation is executed internally, in
conjunction with the backup plant config file. During the backup
operation, an in-progress message is displayed on the Disk Activity
screen; you cannot execute another operation until this operation
completes.
If another operation is currently in progress, the p lant configuration
backup operation is not executed immediately, but is stored in a queue
and executed upon the completion of the current operation.
Yo u can abort the plant configuration backup while it is in progress,
using an APB (Abort Plant Config Backup) command line option. The
operation will terminate when the current node being backed u p has
completed.
You can also manually execute the Disk Cont Save or Backup operation
from the Disk Activity screen display using a backup plant config file.
Note that the automatic plant configuration backup capability is
automatically turned off upon power up or reset until the user saves the
console configuration with different field settings for this capability.