Update Via Compactflash Card; Backup Of The Compactflash Card Data - Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

Additional references
You will find detailed information on "upgrading devices" in the
Devices Operating Instructions.
See also
Upgrading the boot loader on the CompactFlash card (Page 359)
Backup of diagnostic data and non-volatile SIMOTION data (Page 396)
8.4.5

Update via CompactFlash card

8.4.5.1

Backup of the CompactFlash card data

Backing up licenses, retain data, and user data
Prior to upgrading/downgrading, as a precaution we recommend backing up the entire contents
of the CF card to the PG/PC using the card adapter and Windows Explorer.
How you should proceed when backing up and subsequently restoring data on the CF card
depends on whether licenses and/or other retain data and user data that will be required again
in the future are located on the CF card.
Case 1: The CF card contains no licenses and no retain data or user data that will be required in the
future
You do not need to take any steps in this case. Delete the contents of the CF card and install
the firmware as described.
Case 2: The CF card contains licenses (e.g. axis licenses)
Before loading the new firmware, back up the "KEYS" directory to your PC. This can then be
copied back to the CF card once you have installed the new firmware.
Note
The license key is stored in the "KEYS" directory on the CF card. When the SIMOTION device
starts up for the first time, the license key is saved in the boot sector of the CF card.
A license key saved in the boot sector cannot be deleted by means of a user operation; nor
can it be deleted by formatting the CF card or rewriting the boot loader.
If the Keys.txt file is no longer present on the CF card (because the "KEYS" directory has been
deleted, for example), it will be written again from the boot sector to the "KEYS" directory while
the SIMOTION device is starting up. The license key can be changed at any time (by
relicensing, for example). When the device is next started up, the license key will be saved in
the boot sector again.
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Service and maintenance
8.4 Performing a firmware and project update
Upgrading SIMOTION
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