Creating An Image; Backing Up Data By Generating An Image File - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

6. In the "Direction" group, select the check box "CSV file(s) >> RC project engineering
(Import).
7. Click "Continue".
8. Select all check boxes.
9. Click "Continue".
10.Click "Finish".
The configuration data are imported.
Additional information
● Manual
3.2.6

Creating an image

3.2.6.1

Backing up data by generating an image file

Introduction
It is advisable to generate an image file of the installation in order to back up partitions and
hard disk data (e.g. after a new installation).
Image file
An image file maps all of the data on the backed-up medium (hard disk, logical drives). It is
used to back up data on partitions or hard disks. Many of the software packages that can be
used to generate image files also offer data compression.
Boot partitions are included in the backup. This enables you to save all the PC settings
including the Windows system settings.
All the data of a PC can usually be restored from an image file within a short amount of time
(e.g. 2 GB data takes approx. 10 minutes). In the event of a fault, you can restore the complete
PC installation.
Rules
● You must use the same hardware to restore data.
● Note the following settings of the hard disk for the image file
(you can find additional information on this in the section "Managing the operating system
(Page 109)"):
– Partition size
– Formatting of partition or hard disk (e.g. NTFS, FAT32)
Service Support and Diagnostics (V8.2)
Service Manual, 03/2016, A5E36200111-AA
Process Control System PCS 7; SIMATIC Route Control
Ensuring Availability
3.2 Data backup
31