Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT4000 ProcessLogix R400.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide - Manual (Page 96)

Publication 1757-IN040B-EN-P - March 2002
4-6 ProcessLogix Server Upgrade Procedures
Exporting the ProcessLogix Server Database
The following task should be performed on all system types. On
Redundant Systems, this should occur on the SERVERA Node.
1. Logon to the R320.0 system as plx_user.
2. Key in this command in the Open entry field:
>cmd<
and click OK to open the DOS window.
Station setup file The new default setup file is configured to as “static Station 1”. If this
is not correct, you must make the appropriate changes via Station’s
Setup menu.
Navigate in Knowledge Builder to
Server and Client Configuration
Guide
⇒
Configuring Stations and Printers
⇒
Using Station for
Configuration for more information.
Alarms and
messages Alarms and messages currently in the system cannot be copied across
for the upgrade. You therefore need to resolve any alarms before
starting the upgrade
Handover notes Handover notes in the system cannot be copied across for the
upgrade. The handover notes are therefore lost during the upgrade.
Log file The log file found in server\data\ has now been renamed to log.txt.
History archive
search path After upgrading, you must specify the history archive search path
using ProcessLogix Control Panel.
Navigate in Knowledge Builder to
Server and Client Configuration
Guide
⇒
Configuring Stations and Printers
⇒
Using Station for
Configuration for more information.
Custom
applications Custom applications built for your existing system must be
re-compiled and re-linked using an appropriate development
environment.
Navigate in Knowledge Builder to
Application Development Guide
⇒
About the Development Environment
⇒
Compiling, Linking, and
Editing for more information.
Quick Builder
projects When opening an old project file with the new version of Quick
Builder, you are prompted to migrate the project file to the new
format.
Hardware
definition files If you want to use existing hardware definition (hdwbld) files to build
printers, you must change the CYRILLIC keyword to
LANGUAGE=CYRILLIC.
File dumps Do not use any file dumps of the pre-upgrade database to restore the
upgraded database.
Table 4.A
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