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Creating and importing archives using SINUMERIK
Commissioning
8.1
Overview for archiving and data backup
On the one hand, commissioning archives are used to save a specific control status and to
restore it (Backup), on the other hand, they allow you to configure a machine series using the
same data (Setup). In SINUMERIK MC, these two archive types are supported with the DSF
format (Data Storage Folder).
Further, NC data, PLC data, drives and programs can be saved separately or together in
archive files, and imported again from there. When selecting, any combinations are possible.
The files can be reimported independently of each other and with maximum flexibility.
In contrast to the backup, no specific machine data are considered during a setup. A detailed
list of contents of the archive types is included in the table in the section "Data areas".
With the "User" access level, you can read in a backup file only on the control system on which
the archive was created. The "Manufacturer" access level is required to read in a backup file on
another control. The "Manufacturer" access level is always required to read in a setup file. You
can find an overview in the section "Archiving options".
Note
Restriction
Only components NC, PLC, drives and local data can be backed up via commissioning
archives in SINUMERIK MC.
Time of the data backup
The following times are recommended for performing a data backup:
● After completion of a prototype machine, to create a commissioning archive for a machine
series
● After a commissioning
● After changing machine-specific settings
● After the replacement of a hardware component
● Before a software upgrade
● Before activating memory-configuring machine data (only for inactive NC function
Automatic Memory Reconfiguration (AMR))
● After migrating ARC archives as new backup in the *.dsf format
MCU commissioning: NC, PLC, Drive
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