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Create Backup and Repair Data
Ensure the operating system, software and data can always be restored when required.
There are different software tools to create a backup and repair data.
Refer to Overview of Recover, Restore and Repair Methods on page 7-3 for an overview of the pos-
sibilities and their goals and requirements.
Precautions for Correct Use
Create backups according to the preventive maintenance schedule to prevent data loss and
system integrity issues.
Refer to 7-1-1 Preventive Maintenance Schedule on page 7-2 for intervals.
Select the Backup and Repair procedure or procedures that are most suitable for your situation.
Overview of Recover, Restore and Repair Methods
Depending on the goal and depending on the available backup and repair data an applicable backup
and recover, restore or repair action can be selected.
An overview of the different methods to restore and repair Windows and custom files:
Tool
Omron
Rescue Disk
Windows
System Repair
disk
NY-series Industrial PC Operating Systems and Software Utilities Manual (W616)
Preparation in
Goal
advance
Restore the
Create a Res-
•
Windows par-
cue Disk
tition
•
Boot partition
•
MBR = GPT
Restore Win-
Create a Win-
dows 7 to a pre-
dows System
vious state
Repair disk
Restore details
•
A partial recovery or re-
covery of user data is
not possible
•
The IPC recovers to
the state of the previ-
ously created Rescue
Disk image
•
Uses a USB storage
device
•
A partial recovery or re-
covery of user data is
not possible
•
Windows recovers to
the state of the previ-
ously created Repair
disk image
•
Uses a DVD
•
The IPC can boot with
this disk
7 Maintenance
Refer to
Prepare: Create a New
Rescue Disk with the
Rescue Disk Creator on
page 7-6
Create: Create a System
Backup with the Rescue
Disk on page 7-5
Check: Check the Backup
Information on the Res-
cue Disk on page 7-17
Restore: Restore a Sys-
tem Backup with the Res-
cue Disk on page 7-21
Create: Create a Win-
dows 7 System Repair
Disk
Check: Check the System
Repair Disk (Windows)
Restore: Repair Windows
7 with the System Repair
Disk
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