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4-5-4 Load Full System Configuration (Full Backup)
It is recommended to backup data before an upgrade; see:
WARNING WARNING
The "Full Backup" loading procedure replaces (overwrites)
!! WARNING:
(except Application Settings which are adapted for the used System software version)
on the local hard drive of the Voluson E8 / Voluson E6 system!
It is neither required nor advisable to reload a previously stored "Full Backup" after a software
NOTICE
upgrade that was performed by means of the FMI FROM DVD button!
!! NOTICE:
There are circumstances where it is not possible to load (restore) all the data.
CAUTION
The following rules specify these restrictions:
!! CAUTION:
1.) Generally, only restoring data from an older to a newer software version is possible.
Loading a backup into a system that has a lower software version than the system the backup was
created on is prohibited.
2.) Options can only be restored on the same Voluson E8 / Voluson E6 system within the same major
software version.
3.) When loading a backup into a system with a software version that has a higher major number
(8.x.x -> 9.x.x -> 10.x.x -> 12.x.x), the following items will not be restored:
4.) The user is only allowed to restore data to a different system if and only if the software version on
this system is the same as in the backup.
5.) The user is not allowed to restore the following items to a different system:
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A.) Options
B.) State of the Service Platform
A.) Windows Network Settings
B.) Options
C.) DICOM AE Title
D.) DICOM Station Name
E.) State of the Service Platform
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