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Step 2 – Back up the deployed application
To ensure that the most recent application data is available for the upgrade, to back up the
deployed application on Server #1, perform these tasks:
Back up the HMI project
On Server #1, use the HMI Server Backup and Restore utility to back up the primary
server’s HMI project. Click Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software >
FactoryTalk View > Tools > HMI Server Backup and Restore. For details about
using the utility, click the Help button.
For the upgrade process described in this chapter, the HMI Server Backup and Restore
utility needs to be installed on Server #1 and on Server #2.
Back up the application
On Server #1, use the FactoryTalk Administration Console to back up the deployed
FactoryTalk View SE network distributed application.
The back-up operation creates an application archive that includes area names, server
names, server properties, and application languages.
If the back-up operation includes System information, user and computer accounts, as
well as other FactoryTalk system-level settings, are also archived. For more information,
see the next section, “About backing up System information with an application.”
Other application files, such as HMI project files, product activation, and logged historical
data (trends, alarms, and diagnostic messages) must be backed up and restored separately.
In this upgrade example, the Initial back-up operations are performed on Server #1, assuming
that the most recent application files are on the primary server. However, to guarantee that the
most recent files are saved, it is recommended that you also back up files on the secondary
server computer.
Special procedures may be required if you are upgrading to a 64-bit operating system. If the
application was designed in version 6.0 or earlier, you must run the Legacy Tag Database
Conversion Utility on a computer having a 32-bit operating system.
Start the utility by clicking Start > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > Tools > Legacy
Tag Database Conversion Utility. For details about using the utility, click the Help button.
For information about backing up and restoring files that belong to FactoryTalk Tag Alarm and
Event Servers, see the FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Help.
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