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Duplicating a SmartStruxure Server Device Using Restore
You duplicate a SmartStruxure server from a backup set using Restore when you want to reuse configuration data from a backup set in a standalone SmartStruxure server device.
The locally stored backup set and the SmartStruxure server device need to have the same password.
Restoring with new ID does not work if the database contains a BACnet interface.
You can use the Restore function to re-use the configuration data from a backup set in a new standalone SmartStruxure server device. Rather than manually configuring your preferred SmartStruxure server device configuration, you can save time and configure the standalone SmartStruxure server device from a backup set.
The backup set used can originate from a SmartStruxure server device that is or has been part of a multi-server configuration.
To store a backup set in another location, you save a selected backup set to a folder on your WorkStation PC or network drive.
For more information, see Backup Sets .
The restore function to re-use configuration data from a backup set is supported for all Building Operation supported protocols, except for BACnet and b3 BACnet.
The LonWorks devices connected to the SmartStruxure server device are not the same as the LonWorks devices that are to be connected to the duplicate. When you create a duplicate from a SmartStruxure server device, all Neuron IDs in the duplicate are deleted. This is also a way to avoid network conflicts.
After you created the duplicate, you add new Neuron IDs to the duplicate. You then commission all LonWorks devices on the new SmartStruxure server device.
For more information, see LonWorks Device Workflows .
When you duplicate a SmartStruxure device from a backup set all passwords are deleted on the duplicate for security reasons. The only exception is the default admin password. The administrator is forced to change the password at the first logon at the duplicate. All users must be given new passwords by the administrator.
To create a new SmartStruxure server device in a multi-server configuration, using a locally stored backup set, you need to make the backup set available for restore on the multi-server system. You add a new SmartStruxure server device to the Enterprise Server and select the backup set in the Create Object Wizard.
For more information, see Creating a SmartStruxure server device from a Backup Set .
You use a locally stored backup set to duplicate another SmartStruxure server device configuration in a standalone SmartStruxure server device. You then import the backup set to a client and restore to the new standalone SmartStruxure server device.
For more information, see Duplicating a SmartStruxure Server Device Using Restore .
Use the following workflow to duplicate a SmartStruxure server device from a backup set.
Backup a SmartStruxure server device that has the configuration you want to use in the new standalone SmartStruxure server device.
For more information, see Backing Up SmartStruxure Servers Manually .
Copy the backup set to a local directory.
For more information, see Saving a SmartStruxure Server Device Backup Set to Another Location .
Log on to a new standalone SmartStruxure server device.
For more information, see Logging on to WorkStation as a Building Operation User .
Import the backup set.
For more information, see Importing a Backup Set to SmartStruxure Server Device .
Use the Restore configuration with new IDs function to duplicate the configuration data from the imported backup set in the new standalone SmartStruxure server device. The communication settings from the backup set are not duplicated.
For more information, see Duplicating a SmartStruxure Server Device Using Restore .
When you restore a standalone SmartStruxure server device, you are logged off and need to log on manually after the restore is complete.
In WorkStation, in the System Tree pane, select the server where you want to duplicate configuration data from a backup set.
On the Actions menu, click Restore .
In the Available restore points list, select the backup set.
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Select Restore configuration with new IDs checkbox to re-use the configuration data from the backup set in a new standalone SmartStruxure server device.
Click Restore .
Click Yes .
Click Close .
Duplicate SmartStruxure Server Device from a Backup Set
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Importing a Backup Set to SmartStruxure Server Device
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