Echelon IzoT Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 230)

5. You can set the maximum number of hot backups that are saved for all IzoT Commissioning Tool
networks (includes hot backups created automatically and manually). By default, IzoT
Commissioning Tool will save five hot backups of a given network database before deleting older
hot backups to create new ones. To change the maximum number of hot backups, enter the
desired maximum in the Max Number of OpenLNS Hot Backups box.
6. You can also set a periodic backup interval, in which IzoT Commissioning Tool creates a standard
IzoT Commissioning Tool backup of the network drawing and database. When you close an
OpenLNS CT drawing and the periodic backup interval has elapsed, IzoT Commissioning Tool
automatically creates a network backup or prompt you as to whether you want to create a backup
(you can select whether you want to be prompted to create the backup in the Periodic Backup
Options box. If you create the network backup, the backup will be stored in the
LM\Backup\<network name> folder and the backup file will include the date on which it was
created and an index (if necessary to make the file unique).
7. To set the periodic backup interval, select the desired number of days between backups in the
Interval in Days list under the Periodic Backup Options box. The default value is 7, which
means that a standard IzoT Commissioning Tool backup of the network drawing(s) and database
is created every week by default. For networks created with a previous release of IzoT
Commissioning Tool, you will be prompted as to whether to create a backup the first time you
close the OpenLNS CT drawing. The Periodic Backup Options box also includes a Prompt
before Creating Backup check box that you can clear so that IzoT Commissioning Tool
automatically creates the backup without prompting you. This option is selected by default.
8. Click OK.
Scheduling Backups with the Windows Task Scheduler
To schedule a regular backup of a network with the Windows Task Scheduler, you create a scheduled
task that runs OpenLNSCTDesignMgr.exe. The steps for this depend on your Windows OS.
Windows 7 / Windows Vista
To create a scheduled task in Windows 7 or Vista, follow these steps:
1. Open the Task Scheduler. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and
Security, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Task Scheduler. If prompted, enter
the administrator password or provide confirmation.
2. Click Action, and then click Create Basic Task.
3. Enter a name for the task (for example, IzoT Commissioning Tool Backup) and an optional
description, and then click Next.
4. Click Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or One Time to select a schedule based on the calendar, click
Next, specify the schedule you want to use, and then click Next
5. Click Start a Program, and then click Next.
In the Program Script box, click Browse and select the OpenLNSCTDesignMgr.exe file. This
file is stored in the C:\Program Files\LonWorks or C:\Program Files (x86)\LonWorks folders
or in the C:\LonWorks\LonMaker folder for computers on which IzoT Commissioning Tool was
upgraded from LonMaker Turbo Editions.
6. In the Add Arguments box, enter the following script: /Backup=<network name>[/Quiet]
[/DB||/Drawing]. The following are explanations for the command line options.
• /Quiet. Specifies that the network is to be backed up without any prompts.
• /DB. Specifies that only the OpenLNS network database is to be backed up (the default is to
backup both the OpenLNS network database and the drawing).
• /Drawing. Specifies that only the OpenLNS CT drawing is to be backed up.
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