Configuring Simatic Drive Controller Backup And Restore - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual

11.8

Configuring SIMATIC Drive Controller backup and restore

Backing up the software and hardware configuration
If you have already downloaded a configuration to the SIMATIC Drive Controller, it is
advisable to back it up.
Before you test a new configuration, create a backup of the current device version. You can
then restore the previous configuration at a later time.
You can create as many backups as you want and store a variety of configurations for the
SIMATIC Drive Controller.
Scope of the backup
The backup includes all data that is needed to restore a particular configuration version of
the SIMATIC Drive Controller.
The following data is backed up, for example:
● The content of the SIMATIC memory card including SINAMICS Integrated
● Retentive memory areas of the CPU, for example, of data blocks, counters, and bit
memory
● Other retentive memory content, for example, IP address parameters
The backup is performed with the current values of the CPU. Entries in the diagnostic buffer
are not included in the backup.
The current time of day of the CPU is not backed up.
SINAMICS Integrated configured
Note
If a SINAMICS Integrated is configured, the configuration of the SINAMICS Integrated is also
backed by/restored from the SIMATIC memory card. NVRAM data must first have been
backed up on the SIMATIC memory card.
You can find more information in Backing up, restoring and deleting SINAMICS Integrated
NVRAM data (Page 213).
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