Section 6 Data Management; Database Management - Johnson Controls IFI-WS Installation And Operation Manual

6.1 Database Management

Several database management procedures are available for working with fire system data. Administrators can access
these procedures by right clicking the PC Monitor icon (
the options listed in the table below.
Option
Compact & Repair System Data
Backup System Data
Restore System Data
Import System Data
Export System Data To All
Workstations
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Section 6 Data Management

Table 6.1 Database Management Options
This operation recovers dead space in the database, and reconstructs the index file.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not perform this operation unless instructed to do so
by Technical Services.
Upon initiating this procedure, the user must select or create a folder (C:\Facilities
Monitoring 3.0\Backup is the default) and a ".dat" file that is used to identify the backup.
In most situations, it is most practical to back up the fire system database to the default
folder, using the same ".dat" file, after each editing session and then archive to a CD.
The workstation has a CD-RW drive.
CAUTION: If a second backup file is saved to an existing backup folder, both ".dat" files
remain, but the newer backup overwrites the data for the existing one. Do not save
backup system data to a folder which contains existing backup data that needs to be
saved.
This procedure is only available when all fire system applications, except PC Monitor,
are shut down.
This workstation command provides the Administrator with the option to restore a
database created with the Backup System Data command. The operation prompts the
user to select the location and folder in which the system data is to be stored.
This procedure updates the system data in the local workstation to match the system
data from another workstation.
This procedure updates the system data on all networked workstations to match the
system data on the local workstation.
) in the Windows system tray, and then selecting one of
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