Manually Creating an Archive

You create an archive manually to preserve the historical data on an Enterprise Server on an as-needed basis, such as before a system upgrade.

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You can archive data as needed using manual methods or at predefined intervals using a schedule.

Table: Comparison of Archiving Methods

Method	Benefits
Manual	Performed on an as-needed basis, for example, prior to upgrading an Enterprise Server. When a Manual Archive is created, the temporary archive data is not deleted.Manual archive creates an incremental archive of everything since the last archiving, manual or scheduled.
Scheduled	Automatically generated by the system at regularly scheduled intervals. When a Scheduled Archive completes, the temporary archive data is deleted.

Scheduled archiving is an automated way of preserving historical data. For convenience, the system provides a default digital schedule, which is bound to the Archive Manager. You can modify, but not delete, this Archive schedule. For more information, see Archiving Overview .

To manually create an archive

In WorkStation, on the Tools menu, click Control Panel .
On the Control Panel toolbar, select the Enterprise Server.

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Click Archiving.
Under Archive Settings , click Enabled .

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Select the events that you want to include in the archive:
- Alarm Events . Select to include high priority or off-normal events (providing the alarms are pre-configured and active on the system.)
- User Events . Select to include user-initiated events, such as value overrides or configuration changes.
- System Events . Select to include device-initiated events, such as time stamps.
Click the Add extended trend logs button

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to add extended trend logs to the archive.
In the Include column, select the extended trend logs and click OK .

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In the Output Type box, select the format you want to use for the archive:
- CSV . This output generates data separated by a delimiter.
- XML . This output generates data using a standard internet protocol.
In the Path box, type the path to an existing folder or server where you want to store the archive files.
Click Validate to confirm that the path is valid on the system.
A check mark

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displays if the system successfully validates the path.

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Click the Save button

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Click Archive Now .