Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 217)

218 Using the SmartServer as Network Management Tool
To synchronize multiple items at one time, click one item, either hold down CTRL and click all other
items to be synchronized or hold down SHIFT and select another item to synchronize the entire range
of items, and then click the Synchronize with LNS option in the shortcut menu.
Notes: Selecting the Synchronize with LNS option on a network item opens the SmartServer
Resync dialog, where you can synchronize the entire network at one time.
Switching the SmartServer to a Different OpenLNS Network Database
You can change the OpenLNS or LNS network database to which a SmartServer is synchronized. You
need to do this if you move the SmartServer to a new L
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network, or if you want to create a new OpenLNS or LNS network database for an existing network.
When synchronizing the SmartServer to a new or existing OpenLNS network database, the current
network configuration is merged into the new OpenLNS network database (this network configuration
data is stored in the SmartServer’s internal database [the XML files in the /config/network/<Current
Network> folder on the SmartServer’s flash disk]). This enables you to preserve the current
configurations of the SmartServer’s built-in applications in the new OpenLNS network database.
External devices that have been added to the SmartServer tree will also be merged into the new
OpenLNS network database; therefore, you must delete all external devices that you do not want in the
new database. If you do not delete these external devices, their shapes and the shapes of all their
children functional blocks and data points will be added to the OpenLNS CT drawing. You will then
need to manually delete these extra shapes from your OpenLNS CT drawing.
You must also delete all references to the data points of the deleted external devices that have been
added to the SmartServer’s applications. If you do delete these data point references, they will remain
in the SmartServer’s applications.
If you do not need to save the current configuration of the SmartServer’s built-in applications, you can
restore your SmartServer to its factory default settings before synchronizing it to a different OpenLNS
network database. The SmartServer will automatically back up the current network configuration data
and store it in the /config/network.bak/<Current Network> folder. This enables you to restore the
applications to their previous configurations, if desired.
In summary, when synchronizing the SmartServer to a new or different OpenLNS network database,
the changes made to the OpenLNS network database depend on whether the database is new (an empty