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1. Backup and Restore Servidor HMI (FTView SE Network)

Backing-up an HMI Project (Using the HMIBackupRestore Utility)

To back-up an HMI project:

1. To launch the utility, run or double-click HMIBackupRestore.exe.

The first user interface is comprised of three button selections, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Main frame to select operation

2. To open the HMI Server Backup Interface, click the first button, Backup HMI Server.

The HMI Server Backup opens, as shown in Figure 2. This interface is comprised of seven controls:
o two edit boxes
o two browse buttons
o a checkbox
o a start button
o a cancel button
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Figure 2: Main HMI Server Backup Interface

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5.1 Selecting an HMI Server

1. Use the top edit box (shown above, in Figure 2) to identify the source HMI server for the backup
operation.
2. Enter the full pathname of the HMI server's SED file (<ProjectName>.sed), or browse to and select
the project SED file.
3. Click on the source Browse button to open the dialog shown at Figure 3.

Figure 3: Selecting the source HMI Server project

Figure 3 will open to the default HMI Project folder:

Assuming a default installation, the path is as follows:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\RSView Enterprise\SE\HMI Projects

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5.2 Selecting the Destination Path
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1. To specify the backup storage path, use the bottom edit box (in Figure 2). Enter the full pathname,
or use the related Browse button to select the desired path location.
2. Click on the Browse button to open the dialog shown at Figure 4.

Figure 4: Selecting the backup destination directory

As shown in Figure 4, the default destination is the root "C:\ " directory.
3. Navigate to and select the desired destination directory.

Alternately, you can create a new folder in this dialog.

4. Once you select the destination path, the main dialog returns to.

If desired, use the provided Checkbox to exclude any Data Log filesets contained within the project.

The HMI Server Backup dialog should now look similar to Figure 5.

Figure 5: Ready to start backup HMI Server project

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5.3 Starting the Back-Up Operation
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Depending on the size of the tag database, this process will require time to complete. The utility will advise
when the backup process is complete.
After selecting the source's project SED filename and the destination pathname, complete the following:
1. Click the Start Backup button to begin the backup process.

A warning dialog per Figure 6 may open if an HMI project with the same name already exists at the
backup destination.

Figure 6: Overwrite warning dialog

2. You can respond to the warning that an existing file has the same name by doing one of the
following:
o Click Yes if you want to overwrite the older copy. Continue to Step 3.
o Click No to exit from the backup.
A backup progress dialog will open, per Figure 7. This dialog also provides the option to cancel the backup
operation.

Figure 7: Backup progress dialog

Note: When backing up an HMI server to a remote machine (using a mapped drive), the time required for
completing the backup will be longer. Wait for the HMI Server Backup Complete dialog to open. For a tag
database of approximately 6K tags, the time required to complete a backup will be approximately 2 minutes.

3. If no errors are encountered by the utility, the Backup Complete dialog will open, per Figure 8.
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Figure 8: HMI Server backup complete dialog

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6.0 Restoring an HMI Project

1. The main utility window is shown below:

2. Click the Restore HMI Server button, shown above, to open the HMI Server Restore dialog. This
interface is similar to Figure 9 below.
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Figure 9: Restore HMI Sever dialog

3. To identify the HMI project to backup, into the top edit box titled Source HMI Server Path, type
the full pathname of the SED file.

If you don't know the path, you can use the Browse button to locate and select the SED file you want.

Clicking Browse opens the Select Source HMI Server Project dialog, as shown below:

Figure 10: Browsing to select a source HMI Server project (*.sed)

After you select the file path of the SED file to restore, the HMI Server Restore dialog returns.

3. To select the destination HMI Server, use the bottom edit box to specify the path destination for the
selected HMI server (target server). Enter the full pathname or use the Browse button to navigate to the
HMI project's SED filename, per Figure 11.

As in the previous step, selecting Browse opens another window that allows you to navigate, locate and
select the location for the restored file.
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Figure 11: Selecting the HMI Server project destination

Caution! The SED pathname above should include the full pathname. Failure to include the full path may
result in HMI project sub-components being copied directly into the HMI Project folder.
3. After selecting the source and target HMI server project locations, the main interface utility should
look like Figure 12.

Figure 12: Start to restore HMI Server project

3. Click the Start Restore button to start the procedure. Note that the HMI server must be-stopped
before this process can proceed.

A progress dialog for the restore process will be shown, per Figure 13.
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Figure 13: Restore progress dialog

If no errors are encountered, once the restore procedure is finished, the Restore Complete dialog will open,
as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14: Restore Complete dialog

2. Backup Aplicación HMI (FTView SE Local y ME )

This document describes how to copy or move a project to a new computer or backup a RSView Studio
project using the included Application Manager.

1. To start the Application Manager, click on Start--> Programs--> Rockwell Software--> RSView
Enterprise--> Tools--> Application Manager. Or use the Tools Menu in the FactoryTalk View
software.
2. Choose your project type (This option appears only if SE and ME are installed).
3. Click Next.
4. Choose the Backup Application operation. This will create a backup of the project suitable for
transporting to another computer via email, networks or media (i.e. USB flash drive).
5. Click Next.
6. Select the project you wish to move/backup.
7. Click Next.
8. Select the name and location to back up the application to.
a. The default location is
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\RSView
Enterprise\ME\Archives.
Windows 7: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME\Archives.
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b. Click the ... ellipses to specify a save directory.

c. Click Finish.
2. Move the backup .APA file to the new computer using email, networks, or any type of media to
move the file.
3. Restore the application.
a. Follow steps 1 -3 above.
b. Choose Restore Application at step 4.
2. Select the backup file to restore.
a. Use the ... Ellipses to locate the .APA file created in step 8.
b. Click Next.
c. Select one of the two radio buttons. In most situations, leave the default radio button selected.
The first one will restore just the ME application and not the security setup. The second will
restore both the application and the security setup (user accounts and passwords). When
using this second option, it is highly recommended that you have a known FactoryTalk user /
password. If you do not and you replace any previously working security configuration, you
may not be able to log on.
2. Enter a name for the restored project.
a. It must be an unused name on this computer.
b. Click Next.
2. Click Finish.

To create a run time application follow this steps

1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, with the application open, on the Application menu, click Create
Runtime Application.
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2. Specify the folder and file name for the run-time application.

3. In the Save as type box, specify the version of FactoryTalk View ME Station for which to create
the .mer file.

4. For version 5.00 and later .mer files, if you don’t want to allow the run-time application to be
converted to a development application, click Never allow conversion.

5. For version 5.00 and later .mer files, if you require that the user enter a password to convert the
application, click Conversion protected by password. Type the password in the two boxes. The
password can be up to 100 characters long. The password is case sensitive. Click Save.

To download the run time application into the PanelView

1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, on the Tools menu, click Transfer Utility.

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2. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > Tools,
and then click ME Transfer Utility.

You can also transfer applications to the terminal using a Flash Card.
To upload the run time application from the PanelView

Use the Transfer Utility to upload your run-time application from the PanelView Plus CE, PanelView Plus or
PanelView Plus 6 terminal to the development computer. Run-time applications have the extension .mer.

Any password changes that were made while the application was running are saved in the .mer file and will
be uploaded.
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Converting run-time application files to development Applications

For FactoryTalk View version 5.00 and later .mer files, you can convert the run-time application file back to
a development application. This allows you to make changes to the application without losing run-time
information such as passwords and RecipePlus data.

To convert the run-time application file, use the Restore runtime application operation in the Application
Manager. Data logging and alarm data that occurred at run time are not restored to the development
application.

If your application uses FactoryTalk Security, you must have write, backup, and restore permissions to
convert the run-time application to a development application.

If desired, you can also restore the run-time application’s FactoryTalk Local Directory to the development
computer. The development computer’s FactoryTalk Local Directory will be backed up, and the run-time
version will replace it. If you choose this option, make sure you have access to the run-time FactoryTalk
Local Directory.

RSLinx Enterprise device shortcuts that were edited at run time are restored when you convert the run-time
application to a development application. However, the Runtime tab in the RSLinx Enterprise
Communication Setup editor might not display the device configuration for the run-time application. Make
sure the Runtime tab shows the correct device configuration before making any changes to the shortcuts.

1. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > Tools,
and then click Application Manager.
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2. In the application type, select Machine Edition.

3. In the operation to perform, select Restore Run Time Application.

4. Find the .mer file that you want to restore.