Restore the hmi project files, Restore the application files – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide User Manual

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3. In the FactoryTalk Directory Server Configuration dialog box, click This computer,

and then click OK.

To change the Network Directory location, you have to log on as an administrator on
the new Network Directory computer (local or remote).

4. Click OK, and then restart Server #2.

Restore the HMI project files

1. On Server #2, open the HMI Server Backup and Restore utility. Click Start > All

Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > Tools > HMI Backup
and Restore
. For details about using the utility, click the Help button.

2. To restore the HMI project files copied from Server #1, follow the instructions in the

wizard.

Restore the application files

1. On Server #2, click Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software, and then click

FactoryTalk Administration Console.

2. Select Network, and then click OK.

3. In the Explorer window, right-click Network (THIS COMPUTER), and then click

Restore.

4. Type the path to the application archive’s location, or click the Browse button to find

and select the archive, and then click Next.

You may need to run the Legacy Tag Database Conversion Utility if the application you are
restoring was created in FactoryTalk View 6.0 or earlier. 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.

You can use Windows Vista only to run the FactoryTalk View SE Client, develop stand-alone or
distributed applications on a single computer, or to run FactoryTalk View Studio and connect to
remote HMI servers. You cannot use Windows Vista to host HMI servers that other clients
connect to. To host HMI servers, use another supported operating system instead.

Application archive files have a .bak extension. The default location for application files is:

C:\Users\Public\Documents

(Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents

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