Concept
Duplicate SmartX Server from a Backup Set
You can use the Restore function to re-use the configuration data from a backup set in a new standalone SmartX server. Rather than manually configuring your preferred SmartX server configuration, you can save time and configure the standalone SmartX server from a backup set.
The backup set used can originate from a SmartX server 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 protocols supported by EcoStruxure Building Operation software, except for BACnet and b3 BACnet.
The LonWorks devices connected to the SmartX server are not the same as the LonWorks devices that are to be connected to the duplicate. When you create a duplicate from a SmartX server, 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 SmartX server.
For more information, see LonWorks Device Workflows .
When you duplicate a SmartX 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 SmartX server 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 SmartX server to the Enterprise Server and select the backup set in the Create Object Wizard.
For more information, see Creating a SmartX Server from a Backup Set .
You use a locally stored backup set to duplicate another SmartX server configuration in a standalone SmartX server. You then import the backup set to a client and restore to the new standalone SmartX server.
For more information, see Duplicating a SmartX Server Using Restore .
Use the following workflow to duplicate a SmartX server from a backup set.
Backup a SmartX server that has the configuration you want to use in the new standalone SmartX server.
For more information, see Backing Up EcoStruxure BMS Servers Manually .
Copy the backup set to a local directory.
For more information, see Saving a SmartX Server Backup Set to Another Location .
Log on to a new standalone SmartX server.
For more information, see Logging on to WorkStation as an EcoStruxure Building Operation User .
Import the backup set.
For more information, see Importing a Backup Set to SmartX Server .
Use the Restore configuration with new IDs function to duplicate the configuration data from the imported backup set in the new standalone SmartX server. The communication settings from the backup set are not duplicated.
For more information, see Duplicating a SmartX Server Using Restore .
When you restore a standalone SmartX server, you are logged off and need to log on manually after the restore is complete.
Restore
Backup Sets
Creating a SmartX Server from a Backup Set
Backing Up EcoStruxure BMS Servers Manually
Saving a SmartX Server Backup Set to Another Location
Logging on to WorkStation as an EcoStruxure Building Operation User
Duplicating a SmartX Server Using Restore
LonWorks Device Workflows