Contemporary Control Systems BAScontrol20 User Manual - Manual (Page 51)

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There are some options available before restoring a controller. Above the Restore
button there are three boxes:

Wire Sheet

Main Configuration

Web Component Configuration
By un-checking boxes you can control what individual files are being restored.
Consider this an advanced feature because under normal conditions you want to
make sure that the three files you saved in the project zip file are going to be
reflected in the restored controller.
6.5.5 Cloning a Controller
It is also possible to direct a saved program to a different controller that needs to run
the identical saved program. However, the IP address, netmask and gateway address
stored in the master’s zip file need to reflect the target controller — otherwise there will
be an IP conflict. In addition, the BACnet Device Instance and BACnet Device Name
must be unique
— so it must be changed from what is in the stored in the saved file.
On the BASbackup main page, set the IP address of the target controller and then
click Restore. On the Restore Setup screen that appears as in
Figure 38 , check the
box entitled Change Recovery Data. Now you are able to change the settings of the
five parameters. It is also a good idea to save the cloned controller settings to a new
zip folder for easy recovery. Enter the new zip file name to be meaningful to the
application or equipment location that has the target controller. Since we want all
types of files saved, we will leave the three Restore Options boxes checked.
There is one important issue to remember. The IP address on the Restore Setup
screen will become the controller’s IP address once the controller is restarted. So it
is possible to send the restore folder data to a different controller as instructed on the
BASbackup main page, restart the controller to change the IP address for you when
you restart the controller. This could be very handy when you have several
BAScontrol20 units at factory-default IP addresses that are to be commissioned in
the field set to the specified addresses.
Click Restore.
Once the Restore operation is completed, the application program in the target
controller continues to run the old program. To run the newly restored program, a
controller Restart is required. You will be prompted for an immediate restart. You
can do it now or later.
If you want to restart controller later, this can be accomplished by clicking the
Restart BAScontrol button on the BASbackup main page or by restarting from the
controller’s web page. Regardless of what method is used, care should be exercised
when restarting the program on an active controller. The controller and application
should be within sight of the systems integrator initiating the restart to confirm a
safely functioning restart of the application.